The Illustrated Press Rare Hardcover Books
The Illustrated Press
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William Reynold Brown (1917–1991) worked in virtually every corner of illustration.
Hugh Joseph Ward (1909–1945) painted many of the most sensational and iconic pulp covers ever published, yet the man remained a mystery after his death from cancer at 35.
From 1989 to 2001, Fred Taraba wrote 41 installments of "Methods of the Masters" for Step-By-Step Graphics, documenting the lives and working methods of America's finest Golden Age illustrators.
Walter Baumhofer's covers for Dime Detective, Dime Mystery, Dime Western, Adventure, Pete Rice, Doc Savage and The Spider are among the most iconic images in pulp art, combining sensational brushwork with a theatrical flair for villains, rugged heroes and steadfast women.
A celebration of the Golden Age of Illustration, presenting the work of 154 artists in 218 full-page reproductions, all photographed directly from the original paintings.
Picking up where Volume 1 leaves off, this second volume presents the work of 211 artists in 218 full-page reproductions, all photographed directly from the original paintings.
The third volume in the series presents the work of 204 artists in 217 full-page reproductions, all photographed directly from the original paintings.
The life and work of the "Dean of Illustrators," Dean Cornwell.
Tom Lovell is best known today for his Western and fine art, and earlier books on him have focused almost entirely on that side of his career.
At the peak of his fame, Bernie Fuchs was more widely admired and imitated than any other illustrator of his day.
Born in 1906, Jon Whitcomb was one of the most important magazine illustrators in American history, with glamorous work in Collier's, Good Housekeeping, McCall's, Ladies' Home Journal, Cosmopolitan and many others.
Edwin Georgi was a skillful painter of beautiful women and a master of eye-popping, kaleidoscopic color.
Born in 1931, Shannon Stirnweis had a long and varied career as an illustrator and fine artist.
For more than 30 years, Coby Whitmore's elegant, fashionable illustrations graced the pages of nearly every major American magazine.
The son of Scandinavian immigrants, Haddon Sundblom became one of the most influential illustrators of the 20th century.
Harry Anderson was one of America's greatest illustrators.
The definitive reference on the life of pulp, paperback and men's adventure magazine artist Rafael DeSoto.
The ultimate book on pulp artist Allen Anderson, best known for his covers for Planet Stories, Dell Comics, spicy pulps, Western pulps and many others.
Stanley Meltzoff was one of the first paperback artists noted for science fiction, painting dramatic covers that escaped the pulp influence of the period.
Mead Schaeffer was one of the foremost illustrators of the romantic era of American fiction.
Saul Tepper illustrated stories of romance, adventure and suspense in the 1930s and '40s, with a gritty realism rooted in his childhood on New York's Lower East Side.
Herbert Paus is best known today for the faultless draftsmanship, design and brilliant color of his long-running covers for Popular Science.
Perry Peterson was, in his day, one of the nation's top slick magazine illustrators, with work in The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's and many more.
Austrian artist Franz Wacik's breathtaking, imaginative illustrations appeared in the satire magazine Die Muskete from 1906 to 1918.
Joe Bowler (1928–2016) was one of the youngest members of the famed Charles E. Cooper Studio and quickly rose to prominence as one of America's foremost illustrators.
Harry Beckhoff (1901–1979) was among the most distinctive stylists of the Golden Age of American illustration, celebrated for his economy of line and sophisticated sense of design.