New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1942. John Vassos. Pictorial boards. WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED BY JOHN VASSOS (HERE PSEUDONYMOUSLY AS "IVAN VASSILOVITCH") AND WITH AN ELABORATE 2 PG DRAWING (ALSO BY JOHN VASSOS) OF HUNTING DOGS AND THEIR HUNTER along the entire front pastedown and front free endpaper. A solid copy..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1941. Margaret Bourke-White, Beth Dickinson. Cloth. WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) BY JOHN VASSOS -- AND INCLUDING A LOVELY PEN-AND-INK PORTRAIT IN HIS HAND OF ONE OF THE THE STARS OF THE BOOK, HIS BELOVED DOG "BEATRICE". A sharp copy to boot of the 1941..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1928. John Vassos. Decorative Boards. A solid copy of the 1928 1st trade edition of this John Vassos-illustrated edition. Tight and VG (light offsetting at the panel edges, very light abrading to the rear panel) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light chipping..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1928. John Vassos. Decorative Boards. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JOHN VASSOS on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of this 1928 1st thus, the first apearance of the pairing of Oscar Wilde's epic poem and John Vassos' evocative, Art Deco illustrations. Tight and Near..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1927. John Vassos. Boards. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JOHN VASSOS TO HIS FRIENDS BLANCH AND STAN LOOMIS ("THIS IS MY FIRST BOOK -- I GREW A LOT SINCE-- ( I HOPE) BUT IN THESE ILLUSTRATIONS I FOUND THE BASIS OF A NEW SCHOOL IN PICTORIAL..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1929. John Vassos. Decorative Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY BOTH RUTH VASSOS (WHO WROTE THE TEXT) AND JOHN VASSOS (WHO CONTRIBUTED THE "CREATIONS") on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1929 1st edition of this triumph of Art Deco book design. Crisp..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1935. Boards. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY BOTH RUTH VASSOS (WHO WROTE THE TEXT) AND JOHN VASSOS (WHO CONTRIBUTED THE ILLUSTRATIONS) on the front free endpaper. A tight copy to boot of the 1935 1st edition of this astounding recording of seemingly all "problems that confront..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1931. John Vassos). Cloth. WARMLY, LENGTHILY INSCRIBED BY JOHN VASSOS TO HIS FRIENDS AND CAPE COD NEIGHBORS BLANCH AND STAN LOOMIS ("DEATH HAS A FASCINATION FOR MOST OF US, AND TO ME IT HAS BEEN A SUBJECT RICH FOR PICTORIAL EXPRESSION. MAYBE THERE IS..... More
