Beautiful girl escapes castle into woods. - $3,000.00
Unknown Artist
oil on board | 19x13.5 | 1972
Commissioned by ACE Paperback
This was created for the cover of the novel by Jane Blackmore. The back of the painting bears the pencil notations: “138152 – Deep Pool – May –14208 – 6/71”.
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JOSEPH FORTE - $2,000.00
Girl running through town in a white nightgown.
gouache | 18.5x11
Signed by artist
This is the cover illustration for a book written by Jan Roffman.
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JERRY VANDERSTELT - $1,950.00
BSI, Death Sentence
Acrylic | 30x20 | May 2007
Signed by artist in Back
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Highway Traveler - $1,750.00
Greyhound Highway Traveler Cover
23x17 | 1930s
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CRISTOBAL ARTECHE - $1,653.00
Two men walking on dirt road one has right hand raised.
unknown | 15x16.75 | circa 1953
Commissioned by Acme Publisher
Signed by artist
Item includes a copy of the illustrations primary source
Cover for Charles Dickens story from the 1953 Robin Hood Collection.
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CHARLES COPELAND - $1,500.00
Beautiful woman under stormy skies in dark hooded cloak with mansion in backround.
oil | 22.5x17 | circa 1974
Commissioned by Ace Paperbacks
Signed by artist
The painting is for the 1966 Ace paperback “Festival of Darkness”, by Marie Garratt (Ace #G-583). Although the original was published in 1966, this cover is believed to for the 1974 reissue. The painting is signed “C. Copeland”. The back of the painting has pencil notations “Festival of Darkness 23321 Feb. – 9/74 7739A”, with a separate notation with the artist’s name “Charles Copeland”, and address..
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DAVID K. STONE - $1,250.00
Man and woman walking in a forest with subeams shining.
acrylic on bainbridge board | 14x11 | circa 1981
Commissioned by Morrow
Signed by artist
This was created for the Morrow edition of Elizabeth Cadell's novel, "Any Two Can Play". There are editing marks on the boarder. The title, publisher, and artist's name are written in Stone's hand under the image.\
Stone was a member and president of the Society of Illustrators and is probably best known for his series of over 120 paintings, Pioneers of Flight. He illustrated a wide range of books, pamphlets, and magazines, and had his designs accepted for stamps and coins. His works can be found in the permanent collections of NASA, the US Air Force, US Coast Guard, US Postal Service, US Department of the Interior, and the Museum of American Illustration. A native westerner, he spent most of his career in the New York City area before spending his later years in Chapel Hill, NC. This piece came from Stones personal estate.
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OSCAR BERGER - $1,212.00
The New Yorker Cover of a horse and knight made out of hearts
pen and ink | 17x12
Signed by artist
This is one of Oscar Berger's sketches for a proposed New Yorker cover.\
Berger was born in Czechoslovakia. He became a cartoonist in Prague and studied art in Paris and Berlin. In Berlin, he secured an assignment with one of the largest Berlin daily newspapers and was one of the few journalists admitted to the 1923 Munich trial that followed Hitler's abortive putsch. Later, when Hitler came to power, Berger's cartoons angered Hitler and Berger was forced to leave the country. After spells in Budapest, Paris, and Geneva, where he attended numerous sessions at the League of Nations, he settled in London in 1935 where he worked for the Daily Telegraph. His work subsequently appeared in Life, the New York Times, the New York Herald Tribune and Le Figaro, among numerous other publications. During the 1950s, Berger attended many sessions at the United Nations and illustrated virtually every important world leader to be seen at there. Oscar Berger's works were described by a contemporary as: "kindly rather than critical, mildly satirical but never vicious. They aim to entertain, to identify a sitter so unmistakably that a few telling lines will be telegraphed at a glance.”
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PABLO PEREYRA - $850.00
Two sail boats anchored off a sandy beach.
watercolor | 11x9
Signed by artist
This piece was created for the cover of a book by Frederic Prokosch.
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EDMUND RODRIGUES - $800.00
Roy Rogers/Gene Autry comic book cover.
watercolor and colored pencil | 19x13 | circa 1970's
Signed by artist
Written on back is "Historiase Lendas Far-West" by Edmund Rodrigues.
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PINO DELL' ORCO - $775.00
U.S. Confederate Army following a cowboy on his horse.
acrylic | 11x11 | circa 1963
Commissioned by J. T. Edson
Item includes a copy of the illustrations primary source
The artist came to London from Rome in the early 60s where he was an immediate success in publishing and film posters. In the mid 80s he returned to New York for a short time. He now lives just outside Rome. This piece was used for the cover of a novel by J. T. Edson for The Civil War series in 1968. The painting was also used for “Der Letzte Mann” by Clay Fisher and Heyne Publishers, Munich, Germany in 1963. Pulp fiction was printed in the 40s right through to the 60s as disposables, to be read and thrown away. Unfortunately this principle also applied to the paintings and most were destroyed. In recent years some surviving art, better known as ‘Pulp Art’ has been rediscovered and is now sought after by an increasing number of collectors.
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LUIS ROCA - $760.00
Coven #1 Leatherhawk Woman
14 3/4x10 1/2
Signed by artist
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RICHARD CLIFTON-DEY - $750.00
Medieval couple standing in foreground with an army approaching behind them.
gouache | 16x9 | circa 1970
Commissioned by New English Library (NEL)
Richard Clifton-Dey was one of the most highly respected of British illustrators during the 1970s and into the 1980s. Much of his work was for book covers, either for science fiction, fantasy, action-adventure war books, romances, or gothic horror (with some interesting forays into advertising) .
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Elizabeth Dexter Walker Smith - $650.00
Harper's Bazar October 1917
Goauche on Heavy Stock | 12 1/8x8 1/2 | October, 1917
Signed by artist in LL
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RICHARD CLIFTON-DEY - $650.00
Snowy mountain scene with a man standing in front of a plane holding a wrench while two men in the background attempt to start a fire.
gouache | 11x15.5 | circa 1970
Commissioned by New English Library (1970)
Illustration for a novel by Ernest K. Gann, that was later made into a movie starring John Wayne as the hero, Capt. Dooley. Richard Clifton-Dey was one of the most highly respected of British illustrators during the 1970s and into the 1980s, and much of his work was for book covers, either for science fiction, fantasy, action-adventure war books, romances, or gothic horror (with some interesting forays into advertising) .
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MIKE ADAMS - $650.00
Boy climbing out of a window at nightfall
acrylic on heavy paper | 18x12.5
Commissioned by AC Black
Signed by artist
Cover art for a Victorian Flashback Series novel by Maggie Pearson.
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CRISTOBAL ARTECHE - $550.00
Knight talking to a priest. Illustration for Robin Hood.
unknown | 17.5x12.75 | circa 1900-1949
Commissioned by Acme Publisher
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TERESE NIELSEN - $475.00
Xena the warrior princess with sword in lightning storm.
acrylic oil & colored pencil | 14.25x9.75
Commissioned by Topps Comics
Signed by artist
This piece was published on the cover of 'Xena Warrior Princess' and 'Joxer Warrior Prince #1' written by Tom and Mary Bierbaum.
Terese Nielsen graduated from Art Center College of Design in 1992. Since that time she has created art for numerous comics, gaming
companies, book covers and magazines. Clients include Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Topps, Lucas Film, Wizards of the Coast, White Wolf,
Sierra Studios, Mythic Entertainment, Del Rey, Tor, Harper Collins, and many more.
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NORTON STEWART - $450.00
Treasure Hunt Marineland of the Pacific
17x14 | 1960
Signed by artist
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"Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Coloring Book Ever." - $450.00
Unknown Artist
pencil and colored pencil | 14.5x10.5
Pieces in this collection represent production art from Western Publishing Co. of Racine, WI (who printed for Whitman, Disney, etc.: Golden Books, Puzzles, Games, Advertising, etc.)
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MIKE ADAMS - $450.00
Three children dressed in private school uniforms. The youngest is holding a knife.
acrylic on heavy paper | 17x15
Commissioned by Mondadori
Signed by artist
Item includes a copy of the illustrations primary source
This piece was illustrated for a story in a book of short stories by Malorie Blackman. This dark story deals with bullying and retaliation.
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MIKE ADAMS - $450.00
Collage of a girl in front of a prairie house with three smirking portraits looming above her.
acrylic | 15x10.5
Commissioned by Mondadori
Signed by artist
Cover illustration for the Italian Edition of Junior Gaia Series book by Caroline Macdonald.
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RAY JOHNSON - $450.00
The Case of the Dancing Snowflakes
gouache | 18x24
Commissioned by Avon Paperbacks
Signed by artist
This piece was created for the front and back cover of the June 1947 issue of the paperback periotical titled, "True Police Cases". The board is stamped on the back with publication and story information. Ray Johnson was the hand behind most of the early, classic Avon paperbacks, and then many other later covers for Popular Library. He created the cover art for "The Green Girl","Perelandra", "I Killed Stalin", "The Blue Negro" and nearly every classic Avon from the 1940's. His works are largely unsigned.
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CRISTOBAL ARTECHE - $425.00
Treasure Island
gouache | 17x13
Commissioned by Acme Publishing
From Robert Louis Stevenson's famed book 'Treasure Island', this original colored painting by one of the great comic artists Cristobal Arteche was produced by Acme Publishing in June 1955. It is 29 cm by 38 cm. and comes with the copy of the book's page of the work.
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HAL ASHMEAD - $375.00
Secret Hope
acrylic | 12.5x16
Signed by artist
Original paperback cover illustration for the book "Secret Hope" by Hal Ashmead. Asmead was a successful illustrator for 25 years. He was raised in Williamstown, Massachusettes and majored in art and spanish at Cornell University. After graduationg he served in the army in Germany, went to work for a Los Angeles Architectural firm, and did freelance illustration work for C.B.S and MGM animation studio in Hollywood.
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WARREN KREMER - $350.00
Casper the Friendly Ghost being confronted by an evil leader and his miniature army.
colored pencil | 10x6.5
Commissioned by Harvey
Thie piece was the preliminary sketch for the cover of # 178 in the Casper the Friendly Ghost comic series.
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JUDITH HUEY - $350.00
Collage with panoramic view of snowy mountains & man carrying a baby while holding a gun.
oil | 7.5x17.5
Commissioned by Stone Dragon Press
This piece was used for the cover of a a paranormal western book written by Patricia Lucas White.
Judith Huey is a talented artist who in addition to a fine art career, has done numerous illustrations for small press titles.
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Mother Goose, two children, a lamb and red house - $325.00
Unknown Artist
mixed media | 20x24 | 1950-1969
This is the front and back cover for the Mother Goose paper doll book.
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Peanuts photostat & coloring book. "There are times when life is pure JOY" - $225.00
Attrib: Charles Schulz
pen and Ink | 20.5x15.5
Peanuts coloring book featuring Linus. This is the Original Cover Photostat for the Peanuts Coloring Book Featuring Linus.
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CHARLES SCHULZ - $200.00
Peanuts Coloring Book featuring Snoopy
Photostat | 9 1/2x7 | 1971
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