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At Bromer Booksellers, we focus on the visual book, with fine images that both enhance narrative and stand alone as independent creations. Among our holdings in this area are costume books, emblem books, examples from the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods, the fantasy illustrators in the tradition of Arthur Rackham, and modern books with original graphics. We look for the successful fusion of picture with text from any century, any country, and across a variety of artistic movements and media. We are especially fascinated with books of other cultures, and you will occasionally find items such as Japanese illustrated woodblock books and Eskimo tales without words ...

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"Bambino. Gloria in Profundis"

Gill, Eric
N.P.: n.d.

A single woodcut by Eric Gill, measuring 3 3/4 by 5 inches, depicting Christ as a child. The symbolic hand of God appears above, appearing to shed a mystical and powerful light over him. Fine. ... more

Price: $150.00

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"Books seem to me to be pestilent things..."

Gorey, Edward
NY: Gotham Book Mart & Gallery, (1980).

A single leaf folded once to make four pages. Signed by the artist, Edward Gorey, on the front is a color illustration by Gorey depicting a man standing at the edge of a cliff, clutching a large book to his chest. A pair of feet are visible disappearing over the... more

Price: $450.00

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"Christ and the Money-Changers"

Gill, Eric
N.P.: (1919).

A single woodcut by Eric Gill featuring the well known account in the New Testament in which Christ throws the money changers out of the temple. Latin text at the bottom describes the scene, saying that Jesus entered the temple of God and cast out all those who sold and... more

Price: $350.00

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"Chtenie odna iz obyazannostei cheloveka (Reading is one of a Person's Duties)"

Ivanov, Sergei I.
Petrograd: Gosudarstvennoe Izdatel'stvo, (1920).

Framed poster measuring 19 inches by 26 inches. This two-color lithograph was printed in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg) by the Petrograd State Publishing House and shows a man and a woman reading books while a hammer rests against the man's leg and more books lay in a pile at their... more

Price: $1,750.00

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"Denham Bridge"

Buckland Wright, John
1939.

(1)ff. One of ten copies, signed, titled, and numbered by the artist, John Buckland Wright, in pencil. Original wood engraving measuring 2 1/2 by 2 1/4 inches, depicting a nude female figure bathing in a river next to a stone bridge and a tree. Mounted in a mat measuring approximately... more

Price: $950.00

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"Die Beschneidung Christi" (The Circumcision of Christ).

Dürer, Albrecht
(Germany: c. 1511).

Woodcut measures 12 1/4 by 9 inches, in a handsome 18 1/2 by 15 1/4-inch frame. This original woodcut print by one of the masters of the Northern Renaissance is part of a series of illustrations depicting scenes from The Life of the Virgin. According to Meder, this separate print... more

Price: $6,500.00

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"Fauntleroy and the Greenaway Girl"

Birch, Reginald
(N.p.: c. 1886).

A signed original drawing in ink over pencil by Birch, who is best known for illustrating Burnett's classic work for children, Little Lord Fauntleroy, published in 1886. Fauntleroy is immediately recognizable in his plumed hat and lace-trimmed velvet suit, standing near a little girl in a costume typical of Kate... more

Price: $1,850.00

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"Lord's Prayer"
Szyk, Arthur
NY: 1945.

A stunning original painting in ink and gouache by the renowned illustrator Arthur Szyk, signed and dated by the artist. The painting measures 7 3/4 by 5 3/4 inches, on illustration board measuring 12 by 9 1/4 inches. This illustrated Lord's Prayer is comprised of fourteen calligraphed lines, illuminated in... more

Price: $9,500.00

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"Madonna and Child"

Gill, Eric
N.P.: (1919).

A single woodcut measuring 7 7/8 by 5 3/16 inches, originally designed by Eric Gill for use on a poster. The design shows an adoring Virgin holding the baby Jesus close to her bosom as he gazes back at her. Each figure is haloed and has expressive eyes, but neither... more

Price: $250.00

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"Nymphe se Peignant"

Buckland Wright, John
1938.

(1)ff. From a planned edition of thirty copies, Christopher Buckland Wright records that only six prints were actually pulled from the block. Signed, titled, and numbered by the artist, John Buckland Wright. An original wood engraving of a nude sitting with her legs drawn up, combing her hair. The composition... more

Price: $750.00

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"Orbit"

Klopp, Karyl
Cambridge, MA: Pomegranate Press, 1973.

Folio broadside. One of fifty copies. Signed by Karyl Klopp, proprietor of the press. A twenty-five-line poem by Mark Van Doren, beautifully printed on cream-colored paper and featuring an illustration by Karyl Klopp beside the text. Van Doren's long career as a poet and writer included a job teaching at... more

Price: $250.00

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"Pale Morning Star"
Jones, Shirley
(Wales): 1980.

Print measuring 20 by 17 inches. One of 50 copies. A delicate eight-pointed star radiates light, in shades of blue and tan. Signed by the artist. A renowned Welsh book artist, Jones has dedicated herself to the art of printing both words and images. With a blue mat, measuring 26... more

Price: $400.00

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"Rain Flowers"
Jones, Shirley
(Wales): 1980.

Print measuring 20 by 17 inches. One of 50 copies. A luminous print in green and violet of a hyacinth, signed by the artist. The flower blooms against layers of overlapping leaves, which lighten into transparency as they extend upwards. A renowned Welsh book artist, Jones has dedicated herself to... more

Price: $200.00

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"Reclining Cat"

Jones, David
(Capel-y-ffin, Wales): 1926.

Original copperplate engraving measuring 4 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches. One of twenty copies signed, numbered, and dated by the artist. In 1926, Jones completed a group of four copper engravings, limited to twenty copies each, of which this is one. According to Douglas Cleverdon, apart from some signed artist's... more

Price: $1,250.00

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"Sermilik Fjord"

Kent, Rockwell
(1931).

Measuring 19 1/2 by 14 1/2 inches in a 31 1/4 by 26-inch frame, this lithograph is a unique signed proof printed in three colors. Whereas the original edition of 150 proofs featured a blue tint printed from stone and a reddish brown tint printed from a zinc plate, this... more

Price: $4,500.00

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"Summer"

Buckland Wright, John
1932.

1ff. An original wood engraving measuring 3 by 4 inches. Although the limitation is stated on the print as one of forty copies, Christopher Buckland Wright records that only twenty-five prints and two proofs were pulled from the block. Titled, signed, and dated by the artist, John Buckland Wright, in... more

Price: $950.00

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"Sun Flower"

Jones, Shirley
(Wales): 1980.

Print measuring 20 by 17 inches. One of 50 copies. A bold color aquatint in brown, yellow, and tan, signed by the artist. This slightly abstracted sunflower is subtly shaded and textured. The flower's head is cradled within two outstretched leaves. A renowned Welsh book artist, Jones has dedicated herself... more

Price: $300.00

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"The Hon. Alan Boyle's Wrecked Avis Monoplane at Bournemouth July 1910"

Hidy, Lance
(Boston: Godine Press, c. 1970).

Framed etching measuring 11 by 8 inches. One of an unknown number of copies; the edition was probably no greater than 200. An image of an early flying machine crashed and abandoned in a field of clover, printed in green with a caption printed in orange. A black border frames... more

Price: $275.00

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"Who's Afraid of a Big Black Stag-Beetle?"

Wain, Louis
(London: c. 1900).

A framed, matted original painting by Louis Wain, signed by the artist in the lower left corner. This whimsical watercolor illustration depicts three wide-eyed cats standing upright, backed against a wall, with their mouths open in surprise. The cats are distancing themselves from a large, black stag-beetle crawling across the... more

Price: $4,500.00

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"Winter"

Buckland Wright, John
1935.

An original wood engraving measuring 6 7/16 by 5 7/8 inches. The print is not numbered; Christopher Buckland Wright records that a few artist's proofs were pulled from the block before it was sent to the publisher. Titled, signed, and dated by the artist, John Buckland Wright, in pencil. The... more

Price: $950.00

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