Held John, Signed (37 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: USED Good. Inscribed by the artist, Cristina Cini di Pianzano. Inscribed by Author.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. John Held Jr (illustrator). First Edition. A Good copy in brown cloth a bit darkened at the spine, but with the lettering legible. Tanning at the outer edges of the text block, tight and clean within. Owner's name and paperclip shadow at the front endpaper, bookplate inside the front cover. Briefly inscribed and signed by the author in 1931 (to a previous owner). Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hard Cover with Slipcase. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Hardcover with slipcase. Book: olive-green leather spine with gilt lettering and decorations; boards covered in yellow, orange, and olive cloth; top edge gilt; black and yellow illustrations; limited edition 1393/1500; signed by Held. Good plus condition: the spine has a little white spotting and the face is a little chipped and crackled; the main issue is that the outer joints are cracked all the way; the spine face is still attached at this time; otherwise the book is in superb condition. The black slipcase has a little spotting and almost no wear--very good plus condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed by Illustrator(s). Book.

John Held Jr. (illustrator). Hardcover 4to with original glassine wrapper over decorated boards with title and decorations in gilt on spine. In black slipcase lined with red felt with title printed on blue paper on spine. Tiny amounts of rubbing at top and bottom of book's spine, otherwise fine. Published by The Limited Editions Club in 1929, limited to 1,500 copies only. This one is marked as number 483 and is signed by illustrator John Held Jr.

Hardccover. Condition: Very Good Minus. John Held Jr. (illustrator). Limited Editons Club. Signed by illustrator (#611 of 1500) at rear of book. The third book issued by Limited Issues Club. Lacking slipcase. First published in 1786. More wear than normal with spine ends heavily worn with small bit missing. Not frayed however. Text is clean and supple. Design not the best to cover with simple sort of floral. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Limited, Numbered, Signed . Collectable, Signed, limited, numbered hardcover in gold cloth covered boards with embossed dog face with a halo over it on frt cover. Tips and spine ends sharp. Number 11 of only 210 deluxe copies made of which 200 were offered for sale. That makes this number 1 of the sale copies, A coveted number for any collector. No former owner's names, no tears and only light finger soil/foxing on margins of some pages. 125pp text is tight and bright. No dust wrapper or slipcase. A very special book of tales, poems, thoughts, musings about our beloved canines. Signed.

4to. Features 16 images of the Mona Lisa printed in several colors against a larger image of the Mona Lisa in the background. One of 5 numbered copies signed by Held and Dickau. (This is No. 2 in a series of 7 collaborative works by these artists.) Included is another dynamic color piece by Vittore Baroni titled "Arte Postale" with "perforations by John Held, Jr.," as well as an illustrated b&w exhibition announcement for a show at the Stamp Art Gallery with "perforations by John Held, Jr." Held was a founding member of the Bay Area Dada Movement and is the preeminent mail art scholar. As new. The lot:

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. John Held, Jr. (dust jacket illustration) (illustrator). First Edition. Large 8vo. Pp. [8], 417. Introduction by William Hodapp. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering and green pattern stamped on spine. Cloth a touch worn. In the illustrated dust jacket, faded and price-clipped, that's defective: front panel and front flap detached; a third of the rear flap excised. Inscribed by William Hodapp on the front free endpaper. Inscription reads, "To Jack, too young to have known about all this (so was I, really, thank God) but a guy who I think would get a smile out of some of it - + to remember '51. / Regards, Bill". Inexplicably, among the excerpts are those from Hitler and John Maynard Keynes. The dust jacket illustration by John Held, Jr., is a cartoonish send up the 1920s, a tuxedo-wearing swell holding an oversized cocktail shaker grins broadly while his flapper gal-pal shimmies. Dust jacket is now enclosed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

Original wraps. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Octavo, illustrated A fine copy in red and black printed wraps. Introduction by artist Richard Merkin and signed by him at conclusion.

John Held (illustrator). First Edition. First edition. Limited edition especially printed for the author's and publisher's friends, #33 of 117 numbered copies. SIGNED on page preceding title page. Very good in blue cloth binding with full-color cover art by John Held on paper affixed to the front. Corners bumped and light rubbing to the edges; back cover has two scratches and a white mark near the bottom; light offset to back pastedown, but inside otherwise clean. No dust jacket. Signed.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. No jacket. Signed by John Held, Jr.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Signed,limited edition hardback book (204 pages)in slipcase with illustrations by John Held. This is #1350 of a limited edition of 1500 copies signed by John Held under statement of limitation. Slipcase shows nicks at edge - spine shows moderate chipping at top and bottom edge and middle - private bookplate inside front board. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL CHARGE. Bookseller since 1995 (ULG1-Top) rareviewbooks. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by John Held, Jr. (illustrator). First Edition. Illustrations by John Held, Jr. NY: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1930. First Edition. 8vo. xiv,95,[1]pp. Brown cloth back with paper spine label, tan paper boards, front cover illustrated in red and black. Spine toned, label slightly soiled and slightly worn at edge (no loss), small area of board edges moderately worn, interior very good. Prose and poetry including some recipes humorously illustrated by John Held, Jr. Signed on the front free endpaper by Ridgely Hunt and dated Christmas 1931. ; Illustrated; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages; Signed by Author.

Condition: Very Good. John Held Jr. (illustrator). First Edition. A Prohibition Era paean to the bibulous lifestyle, with many apercus, and interspersed among these short pieces, over 60 cocktail recipes, and of course, the inimitable woodcuts of John Held, who made something of a specialty as an illustrator of cocktail literature. With a short inscription by compiler (editor, writer) Hunt, who was Librarian at Yale, and who also had been a publishing executive. 8vo. 22.5 by 17 cm. xiv, [2], 95, [1] pp. The short inscription was to a woman living on Christopher Street, back when it was the backdrop for "My Sister Eileen". Cover stained. Hinge somewhat loose. Leaves fairly heavily age toned but generally clean otherwise. Hardcover. Cloth spine. Paper pastedown on boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Inscribed by John Held Jr. with a small drawing on front end page. 1936 printing. Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket and front end pages with loss. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Shelf wear. Jacket differs from pictured. Picture of Held glued on verso. Stain to edge. *Autographed by illustrator.* John James Held, Jr. was an American cartoonist, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, and author. One of the best-known magazine illustrators of the 1920s, his uniquely styled cartoons depicted people dancing, driving, playing sports, and engaging in other popular activities of the era. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Held, John, Jr. (illustrator). Limited and Signed Edition. No. 38 of 210 copies, quarto size, 124 pp., signed by John Held, Jr. A wonderful collection of stories about man's best friend told from the dog's perspective. "My name is Mac Dunald, and I'm as braw a Scot as ever chewed up a pair of slippers. I'm stubborn and I'm canny, I'm short-legged and close to the ground, what I lack in size I make up in courage". This excerpt is from one of the stories, which was printed in Cosmopolitan. John Held, Jr. (1889-1958) is best remembered today for his iconic depictions of the Jazz Age; his illustrations of flappers have "become the archetype that others look to". He sold his first drawing to Life Magazine at age 15, and after WWI became a regular contributor to Life, New Yorker, and Vanity Fair. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in gold cloth, blind-embossed vignette on the front the head of a dog with a halo above, blind-embossed lettering on the sides, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, limitation statement on the verso of the flyleaf, this no. 38 of a limited edition of 210 copies of which 200 are for sale, with the author's signature below, frontispiece a black and white drawing of a dog with angel wings and a halo, volume is replete with black and white illustrations scattered throughout the text; quarto size (approximately 10 5/8" tall), pagination: (1)-124. Publisher's slipcase is of gold foil with both sides covered in rose-colored paper, one side has a vignette in gold that mirrors the one on the front board, gold lettering on the spine, the edition number (38) hand-written on the spine. ___CONDITION: Volume is near fine, with a strong, square text block, solid hinges, straight corners with a minimum of rubbing, and the interior is clean and bright; there is a prior owner bookplate on the front pastedown, and some of the signature were opened a bit roughly resulting in a few ragged page edges. The slipcase is overall very good, it is strong and sturdy with some small splits where the top and bottom sections meet the spine, general overall edgewear, minor soiling and sunning to the sides. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply, please contact seller for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

First Edition. First edition thus. Hardcover. 203 pages. Number 342 from an edition of 1500 copies that were designed by William A. Kittredge and printed under his supervision at the Lakeside Press of R.R. Donnelley & Sons. Features an introduction by Carl Van Doren. Includes illustrations of engravings by John Held Jr. A clean near fine copy in cloth covered boards with leather spine that has some very minor wear and some slight sunning and a small attractive bookplate to the front pastedown and in a near fine slipcase. Signed by John Held Jr. on the limitation page. An attractive edition of this classic that was only the third book to be published by the Limited Editions Club. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. John Held Jr (illustrator). 1st Edition Thus. The Limited Editions Club / The Lakeside Press, New York, 1929. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase. Designed By William A. Kittredge, Illustrations By John Held Jr. (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Xxx, 204 Pp. One Of A Limited Edition Of 1500 Copies, Signed By The Designer, The Third Publication Of The Limited Editions Club. Green Morocco Spine, Elaborately Gilt, of gilt pisces with top edge gilt and Batik Colorful boards, other edges uncut. Superb wood cut illlustrated by the great artist John Held, famous for Frankie and Johnny and others. Scarce early Limited Editions club, and printed by the fine Lakeside Press. lacks the slipcase, aside from light rubbing to spine as usual a near fine copy, note the armorial book plate quite tasteful of the Kraus family else the text and interior is excellent. The Baron enjoys a sci fi romp in the 18th century fantasy by Rapse, the basis of the feature film by Terry Gilliam. ca. 1980. By the Artist.

Hardcover. Limited Edition. SIGNED. 124pp. Quarto [28 cm] Thickly woven gold cloth over boards with an embossed title on the spine, and an embossed dog vignette on the front cover. Top edge gilt. Deckled fore edges. White and black illustrated endpapers. Very good condition, with multiple very tiny, light stains on the backstrip. The peach and gold paper covered slipcase is in good condition only, with rubbing and soiling, and occasional splits in the edges. The longest split measures 3" long. Illustrated by the author. The Utah artist, John Held Jr., was one of the best known magazine illustrators of the 1920s, and his designs for F. Scott Fitzgerald jackets became icons of the Jazz Age. This edition is limited to two hundred ten copies of which two hundred are for sale. This is number 68. Signed by John Held Jr. on the limitation page.

Hardcover. John Held, Jr. (illustrator). Large octavo (7-1/4" x 10-1/2") bound in half green calfskin leather stamped with a fish design in gold and printed cloth sides. The third book of the press, designed by William A. Kittredge and printed under his supervision at the Lakeside Press. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Illustrated with linoleum cuts by John Held, Jr. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies. The leather on this binding, often found chipped or dry, is here fairly supple though rubbed in a few places with resulting loss of color. Contents bright and fresh. In our experience one of the most difficult books of the press to locate in fine condition. Still a Very Good or better copy in a close to Fine slipcase.

Softcover. Condition: Very fine. First edition. Oblong 12mo. (ii) (98)pp. Three full-page illustrations from photographs; numerous linocuts by John Held, Jr. throughout, including one larger image captioned "Lights Out!" Collection of over 80 patriotic songs for U.S. Navy personnel during the First World War. Held, whose work appears here signed "JH" or "J. Held" in a few images but is largely unattributed, worked for Naval Intelligence in Central America as an illustrator and cartographer. In the original printed wrappers with title printed on upper cover. Slight age toning to extremities, else a remarkably fine copy of a fugitive work whose purpose and construction would work against such a survival.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: fair. First Edition. 248p octavo, A very good copy in a very chipped and worn dust jacket. Inscribed by Held "To Sonny Mc Rai John Held Jr".

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First edition. SIGNED. 248pp. Octavo [19 cm] Orange cloth covered boards with a black ink stamped title and decorative embellishments on the spine. Publisher's red topstain. Fore-edges untrimmed. The spine is a bit rolled, and the spine ends are gently bumped. There are two minor areas of insect nibbling along the front hinge. In a brittle and fragile dust jacket, with occasional small losses from the edges, darkening to the spine, and a partially detached front inside flap (still holding). Price intact on front inside flap. Bleiler checklist. This copy is inscribed by John Held on the front free endpaper. The Utah artist, John Held Jr., was one of the best known magazine illustrators of the 1920s, and his designs for F. Scott Fitzgerald jackets became icons of the Jazz Age. In this novel, the main character has the rare ability to communicate with animals in their own tongue.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: poor. First edition. SIGNED. 79pp. Duodecimo [20 cm] Red and black pictorial paper over boards. The spine and boards show light edge wear, and the endpapers are discolored. In a heavily worn, price-clipped dust jacket, which is torn in half. Dust jacket art by John Held Jr. Newman Levy's verse illustrated by John Held Jr. This copy is inscribed by both the author and illustrator, in the year of publication, on the front free endpaper.

Paper Boards. Condition: Near fine. The Luncheon for the Honorable Harry S. Truman, held July 2, 1953 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, with a great inscription to his Treasury Secretary, John W. Snyder. The luncheon was hosted by The American Weekly newspaper. (illustrator). Luncheon Menu. Octavo, [8pp]. Printed card stock boards, title printed in black ink. Bound with red, white and blue string. Photograph of Harry Truman in Independence, Missouri, affixed to half title. Includes luncheon menu and a distinguished list of guests. This copy was inscribed to Sec. John Snyder, who was in attendance at the luncheon: "To the greatest Sec. of the Treasury, from his friend, Harry Truman." John W. Snyder (1895-1985) served as the 54th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1946 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. Snyder was a close personal friend of Truman, which played a significant role in his appointment. During his tenure, he focused on post-World War II economic stabilization, managing the transition from a wartime to a peacetime economy, and tackling issues related to inflation and the national debt. He was instrumental in the implementation of the Marshall Plan, which aimed to rebuild and revitalize war-torn European economies. Snyder's policies also included maintaining price controls and supporting housing programs to address postwar housing shortages. He left office on January 20, 1953, and remained friends with President Truman until his passing in 1972. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Limited Edition # 36, signed by John Held Jr. on printed paper label. Hardcover in slip case. Shelf wear. Fraying to edges. Tears to slip case. 12 leaves of plates : all illustrations ; 28 x 30 cm. *Autographed by author.* "An elegant series of pictures deliberately limited to one hundred sets. Arranged with great ingenuity on an accordion folder and enclosed in a strong but refined linen envelope." John James Held, Jr. was an American cartoonist, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, and author. One of the best-known magazine illustrators of the 1920s, his uniquely styled cartoons depicted people dancing, driving, playing sports, and engaging in other popular activities of the era. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. First Edition. Complete with 12 black-and-white illustrations. Each illustration is mounted on thick board which is backed with black cloth, and the entirety is hinged in an accordion style binding. The front board has a printed paper label, which is also signed by John Held, Jr. and hand-numbered 56; this label has minor soiling and scuffing. Included is the original linen covered slipcase, with a printed paper label. The slipcase is moderately worn, and has moderate discoloration and foxing, mainly to the back panel. The 12 illustrations are in excellent condition, with the occasional small fleck of discoloration or tiny spot of staining, mainly in the margins, which also occasionally have minor browning along the edges in what appears to be original glue reverse offsetting. The black cloth covering of the boards is unevenly and minimally discolored and spotted, with the hinges themselves remaining intact. The illustrations depict men and women in the act of hunting, horse jumping, fly fishing, golfing, skurfing or water skiing on a board, cross country skiing, parachuting, playing tennis, sailing, playing polo, boxing, and playing chess. Measures almost 12" wide by 11" tall. First and limited edition. Size: Quarto (4to). Signed by Author(s). Book.

First Edition. First edition. Number 36 of 50 copies with an original woodcut by John Held, Jr. (signed "72/100 Mrs John Held, Jr."). Additionally SIGNED by both authors on the title page. 355 pages with text for each decade by different illustrators (1920-1930 by Rockwell Kent, e.g.). Also includes Benjamin Eisenstat, Von Schmidt, Bernard Fuchs, et al. Profusely illustrated. Black cloth, a.e.g., 4to. Fine in fine matching cloth slipcase. Signed.

Original publishers cover. John Held Jr. (illustrator) (illustrator). Special edition. Book measures: 29 cm. 201 pages: illustrations. Text in English. One of 1500 copies printed for the Members of the Limited Editions. Signed by the artist; numbered copy. The book itself is in very good condition, but the spine is faded and lightly rubbed. The slipcase is in very good condition, with a minor chipping to the spine label. It was designed by William A. Kittredge and printed at The Lakeside Press, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., in Chicago.

Pas de couverture. Condition: Assez bon. Rare photo signed in 1934. Size : 13x18 cm. Condition : please see scans. Provenance : Yvon Lefèvre collection (30s) Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.