Raymond Bishop Illustrator (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Missing. First Edition. First Edition. Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1933; stated First Edition, no additional printings indicated; 288pp., with several striking woodcut illustrations by Raymond Bishop. Fly-leaves presumably illustrated by Bishop as well Missing the dust jacket. Binding is tight and sturdy; light wear to edges of red cloth boards, illustrated plate on front board bold, paper title plate on spine toned with some very mild rubbing, text bold and clearly legible; text and illustrations remain clean and crisp throughout; previous owner inscription on blank second front end page. No dust jacket. Bishop was an American illustrator and commercial artist, perhaps best known for his illustrations in an edition of Moby Dick also published by Harcourt in 1933. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Rust covers with illustrated label pasted on front cover and author/title/publisher label pasted on spine; one small chip out of spine label; very, very slight wear on corners. Illustrated b/w endpapers. Previous owner's information in ink on page before half title page. 288 pp. including b/w illustrations; unmarked, yellowing, deckle edges. Raymond Bishop (illustrator) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated first edition. A compilation of over 200 biographies and portrait photographs plus other photographs of architecture, places, etc., on 550 pages encompassing all of Chicago's notables just prior to the 1933 World's Fair and published for the fairgoers. Book is fine and unmarked. The scarce dust jacket has had a 1"x1 1/4" spine chip restored, and is otherwise very good and bright, and protected by archival Mylar. From the collection of Chicago neurologist and collector Dr. James L. Stone. Unmarked.…