Drawing Children, Signed (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. Volume One only. First printing of first edition. SIGNED, dated, and inscribed by Thomas Mails on front free endpage, along with an elaborate ink drawing. Book and unclipped dust jacket are crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Jacket has a couple of short closed tears on rear panel. Book explores the heritage, culture, crafts, and traditions of the Anazasi ancestors of the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest. Massive work, handsomely illustrated throughout with drawings and photos. Folio. 522 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar. Heavy (more than six pounds) --will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S.; Signed by Author.

Condition: Fine. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1992)., (1992). Fine. - Octavo, 9-1/4 inches high by 6-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in gray boards backed with a black cloth spine, titled in gilt on the spine, in a color pictorial dust wrapper illustrated by Hector Garrido. 382 pages, with endpaper maps. Near fine. First edition, with the full number line. Inscribed & signed by Dan Simmons on the title page with a large original pen & ink drawing of "Vlad Tepes" (Vlad the Impaler) by him. "Kate Neuman, a brilliant hematologist, is in post-Ceausescu Romania to lend her expertise in the treatment of rare blood diseases. Her most baffling case is that of an abandoned seven-month-old boy who requires biweekly transfusions to survive. Kate soon realized that baby Joshua is nothing less than a miracle child, and his unique immune system holds the key to a cure for cancer and AIDS, as well as tremendous potential for extending human lives." . "Pursued by mysterious, superhuman thugs, she and her friend Father O'Rourke embark on an incredible odyssey that will bring them face to face with the original Vlad Dracula." [Quoted from the dust wrapper blurb].

Condition: Fine. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1992)., (1992). Fine. - Octavo, 9-1/4 inches high by 6-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in gray boards backed with a black cloth spine, titled in gilt on the spine, in a color pictorial dust wrapper illustrated by Hector Garrido. 382 pages, with endpaper maps. Near fine. First edition, with the full number line. An invitation card to a book signing by the author is laid in. Inscribed & signed by Dan Simmons on the title page with an original pen & ink drawing by Simmons of the author as a vampire. "Kate Neuman, a brilliant hematologist, is in post-Ceausescu Romania to lend her expertise in the treatment of rare blood diseases. Her most baffling case is that of an abandoned seven-month-old boy who requires biweekly transfusions to survive. Kate soon realized that baby Joshua is nothing less than a miracle child, and his unique immune system holds the key to a cure for cancer and AIDS, as well as tremendous potential for extending human lives." . "Pursued by mysterious, superhuman thugs, she and her friend Father O'Rourke embark on an incredible odyssey that will bring them face to face with the original Vlad Dracula." [Quoted from the dust wrapper blurb].

SIGNED BY AUTHOR. IN HEBREW AND ENGLISH. 27X21.5 cm. 132 pages. Hardcover. Cover slightly chafed. Spine slightly chafed. Else in good condition. The book is in : Hebrew English.

Blatt-Maße: ca. 34,5 x 22,5 cm. Bleistift-Zeichnung. signiert / signed -- Rückseitig mit Atelier-Verkaufs-Stempel. -- gut erhalten || Pencil drawing. With studio sales stamp on verso. -- in very good condition || || Gustave Poetzsch was a painter of the Belle Epoque. He was born in 1870 in Neuchâtel. Poetzsch went to Paris in 1892 and joined the Julian Academy. He entered the Fine Art School in 1895 and studied in the class of Gustave Moreau near Henri Matisse, Charles Camoin and Paul de Frick. In 1896, he married Marie-Louise Aulagne, a well-known milliner established on the Faubourg Saint Honoré. The rich clientele of his wife gave him a continuous source of inspiration. He exhibited at the Salon at the Independents from 1895 and also at the Salon of French Artists and the National Society of Fine Arts. He took part in the 1900's Universal Exhibition located in Paris. The work of Gustave Poetzsch showed daily life scenes, landscapes and still lives. He possessed a house in Yssingeaux in the French department of Haute-Loire1. One can see today in Carnavalet Museum his drawings realized during the German defeat in 1944. A retrospective of his works took place in the Neufchatel's Museum of Fine Arts in 1950. -- Bibliography: Bénézit - Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. Gründ 1999. // Wir, das Antiquariat Steffen Völkel, kaufen und verkaufen alte Bücher, Handschriften, Zeichnungen, Autographen, Grafiken und Fotografien. Wir sind stets am Ankauf von kompletten Bibliotheken, Sammlungen und Nachlässen interessiert. Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1500.

SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. 270x215 mm. 137 pages. Hardcover. Cover corners and edges worn. Spine worn, bumped and slightly loose. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition. The book is in : Hebrew English.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. Author (illustrator). Second Edition. viii, 111 pp, illus, front pastedown is signed (with an inscription) by Nutt to the noted Canadian poet Duncan Campbell Scott on the occasion of the CAA convention in Halifax in 1929; very minor wear & soiling, o/w a tight, bright association copy. [97]. Signed by Author(s).

Pictorial Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. Harrison Cady (illustrator). First Edition. Mustard cloth pictorial stamped in red, cloth worn through at extremities, A selection of familiar American tunes for children grouped by region. Illustrated with partial-page, b&w artwork by Harrison Cady. An uncommon book, made extra-special by an original color drawing and inscription by Harrison Cady. Size: Oblong 4to. Signed by Illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Mostly Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Mostly Fine. 1st Edition. Chapman, Macmillan, Heinemann,1992-2024: Complete set of 33 First Edition, first impression novels featuring Commissario Brunetti, the first 24 and the latest two books all signed: Death at La Fenice, Chapman, 1992; Death in a Strange Country, Chapman, 1993; The Anonymous Venetian, Macmillan, 1994); A Venetian Reckoning, Macmillan, 1995; Acqua Alta, Macmillan, 1996; The Death of Faith, Macmillan, 1997; A Noble Radiance Heinemann, 1998; Fatal Remedies, Heinemann, 1999; Friends in High Places, Heinemann, 2000; A Sea of Troubles, Heinemann, 2001; Wilful Behaviour, Heinemann, 2002; Uniform Justice, Heinemann, 2003; Doctored Evidence, Heinemann, 2004; Blood from a Stone, Heinemann, 2005; Through a Glass Darkly, Heinemann, 2006; Suffer the Little Children, Heinemann, 2007; The Girl of his Dreams, Heinemann, 2008; About Face, Heinemann, 2009; A Question of Belief, Heinemann, 2010; Drawing Conclusions, Heinemann, 2011; Beastly Things, Heinemann, 2012; The Golden Egg, Heinemann, 2013; By its Cover, Heinemann, 2014; Falling in Love, Heinemann, 2015; The Waters of Eternal Youth, Heinemann, 2016; Earthly Remains, Heinemann, 2017; The Temptation of Forgiveness, 2018; Unto Us a Son is Given, 2019; Trace Elements, 2020; Transient Desires, 2021; Give Unto Others, 2022; So Shall You Reap, 2023 (Signed); A Refiner's Fire, 2024 (signed). All Hardback. Condition: Mostly Fine to to Near Fine: no previous owner's marks throughout. Dust jacket condition: Near Fine; not price clipped. *This very heavy set of 33 books, rather than the single copy postage price quoted, will need additional shipping costs, especially overseas, which will be requested following an order. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover, loose leaf. Condition: Near fine to fine condition. First edition. Large Quarto 48pp. Original photo-illustrated boards with yellow lettering on cover, black on spine. Color-illustrated endpapers. Original color drawing of the caterpillar with Eric Carle signature and date on half-title. Published on the occasion of the 60th birthday of Eric Carle and the 20th anniversary of his "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." With autobiographical text by Carle and an essay by Viktor Christen "Eric Carle, an Author for Children." Beautifully illustrated with color and b/w offset lithographs throughout. Contains bibliography of literature on Carle, a short biography, bibliographies of Carle books, books illustrated by Carle, awards bestowed on and graphic works of Eric Carle. Facsimile of two-page Eric Carle letter addressing "Dear Children." including signature and drawing of caterpillar. Minor wear at foredge corners of binding. [WITH] Original color drawing with Carle signature on square paper (4 1/8"), plus additional color reproduction (4 x 3") of cover of Hans Christian Andersen's title "Seven Fairy Tales," retold and illustrated by Eric Carle, and brief printed text on the occasion of Carle's 50th birthday.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Cox, Dorothy (illustrator). (Silhouettes) ORIGINAL PEN AND INK DRAWING FEATURING THREE AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN IN SILHOUETTE; drawn by Dorothy Cox. [Red Oak, Iowa]: [Thos. D. Murphy Calendar Co.], [1933]. This original pen and ink drawing by Dorothy Cox, which measures 8-1/2" H x 5-1/2" W, was used on Thos. D. Murphy Calendar Co.'s "Old Man Ribber Series" of advertising calendars in 1934; this series featured wonderful silhouette drawings of African American children with captions written in an unflattering, stereotypical Southern African American dialect. This drawing, which is named "Septembuh Mists" was used as the calendar's month of September illustration; signed by Cox on lower right of card; card lightly soiled. A salesman's sample of the published drawing, which measures 5" H x 3-1/2" W and is printed in black and silver is included with this offering; items are from the Thos. D. Murphy Calendar Co. archives. The condition of the original drawing is VERY GOOD. The condition of the printed salesman's sample is FINE. Signed by Illustrator(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Cox, Dorothy (illustrator). (Silhouettes) ORIGINAL PEN AND INK DRAWING FEATURING THREE AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN IN SILHOUETTE; drawn by Dorothy Cox. [Red Oak, Iowa]: [Thos. D. Murphy Calendar Co.], [1933]. This original pen and ink drawing by Dorothy Cox, which measures 8-1/2" H x 5-1/2" W, was used on Thos. D. Murphy Calendar Co.'s "Old Man Ribber Series" of advertising calendars in 1934; this series featured wonderful silhouette drawings of African American children with captions written in an unflattering, stereotypical Southern African American dialect. This drawing, which is named "Febwary Stahs" was used as the calendar's month of February illustration; signed by Cox on lower right of card; card lightly soiled. A salesman's sample of the published drawing, which measures 5" H x 3-1/2" W and is printed in black and silver is included with this offering; items are from the Thos. D. Murphy Calendar Co. archives. The condition of the original drawing is VERY GOOD. The condition of the printed salesman's sample is FINE. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Circa 1915, by the prolific illustrator Charles Robinson, elder brother of William Heath Robinson. Portrait format, image size 175 x 115 mm, 7 x 4¾ inches, extremely pretty picture of a little boy and girl out in the rain, the boy holding an umbrella over the two of them, the little girl in a huge bonnet and with a large muff, narrow delicate floral border. Signed in the bottom lefthand corner. Clean and bright in large cream mount. Price includes VAT. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Published in The World's Best Stories for Children, selected by Winifred Biggs, and published in 1930 by T. C. & E. C. Jack, and T. Nelson & Sons, on page 537. The illustration accompanies "The Basket Woman", a story by Maria Edgeworth, set on Chalk Hill, near Dunstable in Bedfordshire. Appleton (1879-1951) was a prolific book illustrator whose work "capture[s] the air of innocence inherent in children without clouding it in sentimentality" (Halpin). The TLS stated that the volume which contained this illustration was "a treasury which may well seem to young readers inexhaustible" (Times Literary Supplement, 29 November 1930, p. 982). Fiona Halpin, Honor C. Appleton, 1990; "Amazing Adventures", Times Literary Supplement, 29 November 1930. Original drawing (128 x 165 mm) on thick paper (233 x 193 mm). Drawn in pen and ink, signed lower left ("H.C. Appleton") and titled in panel lower right. Additionally titled "The Basket-Woman" in pencil lower edge below mount. Mounted, framed, and glazed (framed size 344 x 315 mm). Extremities a little toned (below mount): a fine drawing.

Print. Limited, numbered, signed. This large 1970s print, numbered and signed by Winston Churchill's daughter, Sarah, is one of a series of twenty-eight intaglio drawings by Curtis Hooper entitled "A Visual Philosophy of Sir Winston Churchill". These prints were produced in two sizes. The larger format, of which this is one, measured 22.5 x 34.5 inches. These large format prints were limited to editions of no more than 400, featuring Hooper's drawing, a limitation number, Sarah's signature, and three blind debossed features - a quotation selected by Sarah beside one of Sarah's simple outline tracings of a Churchill photograph, and the Churchill coat of arms at the lower left.This print features an atomic bomb mushroom cloud, the face of a young boy at the lower left and Churchill's face, partially intermingling with the cloud, at the upper right. During his second and final premiership, it fell to Churchill to preside over the first British atomic weapons test. The debossed quote below reads: "I LOOK TO THE CHILDREN - What would lie before them if God wearied of mankind." Left of the quote is a debossed engraving of Churchill speaking, leaning earnestly forward, his right hand on his hip, pushing back his coat. The print is numbered "250/400" and signed "Sarah Churchill". Condition is fine, with no appreciable wear or soiling apart from a few tiny blemishes at the bottom edge of the lower blank margin.English artist Curtis Hooper (1945-2020) was a longtime admirer of Churchill. His series of Churchill drawings attempted "to depict the many facets of Churchill's complex character" and "covers Churchill's early childhood all the way through his second term as prime minister in the 1950s. Diving into both the public and private sides of Churchill's life, the series balances Churchill's professional years as a soldier and war correspondent, a writer, a rhetorician, and a statesman with his private interests as a painter, aviation enthusiast, horseman, father, and husband."Hooper worked under the auspices of Graphic House Publishing in New Jersey and in tandem with the Churchill family. "Through them, Hooper gained access to both public and private photographs and information as well as audience 'with military leaders from the Second World War, who worked directly with Sir Winston,' helping to paint him a full picture of the man to whom he would devote so much time.""Before her death, Baroness Clementine Spencer Churchill provided helpful thoughts and commentary about Hooper's works. However, Churchill's second daughter, Sarah, Lady Audley, played the largest role in bringing the project to a successful fruition. Sarah hand-signed the entire collection of prints." Although each print had a stated limitation of 400 or less, fewer were actually produced. Sarah then Lady Audley via her third marriage "always signed and numbered together to ensure completion and authenticity."This was not Sarah's only personal touch. "Curtis noticed, as he got to know Sarah, that she would take small pieces of tracing paper and affectionately trace simple outlines of family photos, including her father Hooper decided to include one of Sarah's tracings alongside both signatures and the debossment of the quotation on which each print was based."Sarah's involvement in the selection and quotes seems appropriate. Sarah Millicent Hermione Churchill (1914-1982) was the third child and second daughter of Sir Winston Churchill and Clementine Spencer-Churchill. Among Winston Churchill's children, it was Sarah who seemed most clearly to have inherited some of her father's artistic inclinations. In addition to her acting career, she wrote poetry and a memoir. She also remained close to her father, despite his disapproval of some of her life choices. Sarah accompanied Churchill to several Second World War conferences and "the affection between father and daughter is clear in numerous letters sent during and after the war."Sources: Finest Hour #117 & 120; ICS; The Churchill Project, Hillsdale College; Richard M. Langworth.

Original signed drawing by Munro Leaf (1905-1976), featuring characters from Fair Play, his 1939 storybook on the subject of good citizenship. The little boy, "Justme," characterized by his frown and distinctively drawn baggy pants, serves as an example of selfish, rude behavior throughout the book, shouting in the library and shoving at the water fountain. Leaf warns readers: "one hundred and thirty million people all doing only just what they felt like doing would make an awful mess and no one would be happy." In this drawing, likely created on a publicity stop as a souvenir for a young fan, Leaf juxtaposes Justme with a smiling little girl, one of the characters who exemplifies the "fair play" necessary for a functioning society. Fair Play was a longer work in the manner of Leaf's popular "Can Be Fun" series, which began with Grammar Can Be Fun in 1934, and ran to over a dozen educational titles, all featuring his expressive, immediately recognizable stick figures. Leaf remains best known for his 1936 collaboration with illustrator Robert Lawson, The Story of Ferdinand, the story of a peace-loving bull in rural Andalusia: a tale banned in Franco's Spain, where it was seen as a critique of fascism. Munro Leaf's archive is housed at the Free Library of Philadelphia; his original drawings, especially signed examples, are scarce on the market. A delightful piece. Black Conté crayon on paper, measuring 22.5 x 18.5 inches, sheet size. Signed in red crayon to bottom right margin. Line of dampstaining along bottom margin, hidden by archival mat.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. CHILDREN. A charming late Victorian pencil drawing of two young children. It is signed 'S.H.' and dated 1888. Mounted onto a trimmed album leaf. 114mm x 150mm. 1888.

Frankfurt a.M., 1588. Very large engraving. Christ with a child on his lap is sitting in front of an obelisk, around him mothers with children and the Apostles. Buildings in the background, in front a dog. In lower left corner signed and dated in the plate "Iodocos a Winge Bruxelensis inventur figurauit - Ioannes Sadeler (Bruxelensis) sculptor excudit. Francofurt ad Moenum 1588". 52,3 x 41,7 cm.*Hollstein, Dutch, XXII, 122, No. 196. Wurzbach (Sadeler) II, 539, No. 63: "Hauptblatt". Wurzbach (Winghe), II, 888, No. 13. Nagler XV, 553, No. 84: "schöne Komposition . Haupblatt". Main work of the Flemish engraver and publisher Jan Sadeler I, also known as Johannes Sadeler, who worked in Antwerp, Köln, München, Verona and Venice. The Flemish painter Joos van Winghe, also known as Jodocus/Jost van Winghe(n), worked in Parma, Rome and Paris, 1568 settled in Brussels where he became court painter to Alexander Farnese, count of Parma; in 1585 he moved to Frankfurt, where he died. - Lettering below image cut off: ("Sinite pueros, et ne prohibeatis eos ad me venire: talium est eni regnum coelorum"). Trimmed within plate-mark, outside image. A large and several smaller tears, some repaired. Some brown spots.[(6025)].

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine. Small archive of artist Gloria Yaroslava Surmach Mills, is a noted artist, author and illustrator. One of her specialties is the Ukranian art of painting in reverse on glass. She illustrated a number of children's books, including Alvin Tresselt's *The Mitten: An Old Ukranian Folktale.* Yaroslava was married to author C. Wright Mills. Tresselt was a prolific author of children's books. His book, *White Snow, Bright Snow,* illustrated by Roger Duvoisin, was awarded the 1948 Caldecott Medal. The small archive consists of: 1. Autograph Letter Signed from Yaroslava Surmach Mills to Alvin Tresselt. Two quarto pages (circa 45 lines) from Switzerland, June 29, 1961, to "Dear Alvin et al." The letter states in part: "It's almost time to leave this fabulous place. We hit the road next week & will just travel & camp around Europe Now that summer has come to the Alps, we've really fallen in love with our 'Violette' as this villa is called. You would really go wild over it, Alvin- both inside & out. [I] Have made a drawing for you, it shows only half the house (Enclosed) & wonder if you could have it [photo]statted (have them do it in gray line, s/s, matte) & mail one to my folks. so they can see what it looks like. Please save the neg. as I'd like it later ok? Thanks. [She goes on, in some detail, describing the house, both interior, and surrounding land]. "Am also enclosing a story by a friend [Nina Landau] (who thinks it's easy to write children's stories; heard that before?). But it sounded kind of nice to me so I promised to send it on. If you like it- or reject it, please send check or story to Nina Landau She continues with personal and family details, closing with "Much Love, Yaroslava! 2. -Original signed ink drawing by (Gloria) Yaroslava Surmach Mills, of "La Violette, June 1961," her temporary Swiss residence mentioned in the above letter. Very detailed ink drawing, measuring 8 1/4 by 12 inches (with three "white-out" marks in upper margin), signed in lower right corner: "Yaroslava." Short closed tear in upper margin, else near fine. 3. Photostat. Mechanically reproduced copy of the above drawing, 8 1/4 by 12 inches [the artist mentions having Alvin Tresselt get the drawing "statted"]. Near fine. 4. -Typed manuscript by Nina Landau, of a children's story, entitled: *A Koala Bear Named Pear.* Quarto. Two pages (51) typed lines, with title ink author's(?) pencil holograph. Few neat ink corrections (in Alvin Tresselt's? hand). Lightly creased; near fine. 5. Carbon typescript copy of a typed letter from Alvin Tresselt to Gloria Yaroslava Surmach Mills. One quarto page, 10 lines, [Redding, CT], July 29th, 1985, to "Dear Yara." The letter thanks "Yara" for "the egg," and includes personal and family news 6. Autograph card signed by Gloria Yaroslava Surmach Mills, to "Dear Alvin & Blossom!" (Sixteen lines), in Yaroslava's ink holograph. [Switzerland], [circa 1985]. Primarily personal and travel details (and birthday greetings to Blossom) [Alvin's wife]. Signed "Much love, Yara, alias Gloria." The front panel of the card [New York: Surma Book & Music Co., 1973], reproduces, in color, artwork by Yaroslava Surmach Mills. 7. *The Tale of Yaroslava and the Glasspaintings* by Yaroslava Surmach Mills. (West Nyack, NY): [Privately Printed for the Author], [circa 1985?]. A promotional pamphlet by the artist, about her reverse "glasspainting." Single sheet, folded to make eight (12mo) pages, illustrated (by the artist). A small but nice little correspondence with related drawing.

Barnet, Will (illustrator). Barnet, Will. BROTHERS. See Cole 91, Szoke 92. Woodcut in colors, 1942 (1958). Edition of 100, published by the Collectors of American Art in 1958, subsequent to the edition of 15 titled "Children Drawing," published by Barnet in 1942. Signed and titled "The Brothers" in pencil, and with the publisher's label. 8 x 6 5/8 inches. In excellent condition. This later printing is not mentioned in any of the catalogues of Barnet's prints.

Early 19th-Century Dutch Drawing ? Woman with Children and Baskets, c.1805 Description: A sensitive and well-observed early 19th-century drawing depicting three figures in a rustic domestic setting. At the center, a seated woman rests on a sack and leans on a woven basket while a small child kneels beside her, holding her hand with a gentle expression. Opposite them, a barefoot young woman stands with a large basket propped upright beside her, gazing thoughtfully at an object in her hands ? possibly food or a coin. The relaxed posture, quiet gestures, and warm engagement among the figures suggest a moment of rest or interaction during daily labor. The composition, draftsmanship, and subject matter are all consistent with the early work of Gerardus Johannes Verburgh (1775?1864), a Dutch artist celebrated for his genre drawings and scenes of women and children in rural dress. The piece is executed entirely in black chalk or graphite, and signed faintly at lower right. Of particular interest is the sketched hand in the background, suggesting this work may have been developed from life studies or intended as a compositional exploration. The presence of baskets and humble clothing places the scene firmly in the realm of peasant or working-class life, a favored theme in Northern European art around 1800. The stylistic consistency with Verburgh's authenticated works makes this a strong attribution. The calm balance of the composition and naturalistic human interactions make it highly appealing both as a drawing and as a historical document of early 19th-century life. Condition report: Good condition for its age. Light creasing and a few scattered foxing spots are visible throughout, mostly in the margins. Edges show minor handling wear and a tiny tear at lower right. No restoration. Drawing surface is stable and well-preserved. Framing tips: A simple black or medium walnut frame with a soft white or pale grey mat will highlight the graphite detail without overwhelming the quiet tones. Consider float mounting to preserve the full sheet and show its historical paper edges. Technique: Black chalk or graphite drawing on laid paper Maker: Attributed to Gerardus Johannes Verburgh, The Netherlands, dated 1798.