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Sir Maximus Mouse

Sir Maximus Mouse by ALDRIDGE, Alan

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$14,500.00
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Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc.
Title
Sir Maximus Mouse
Author
ALDRIDGE, Alan
Seller
David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Description
London: , 1973. The Cheese Tycoon At Home in the Cheddar Bank Original Art From "The Butterfly Ball" ALDRIDGE, Alan. Sir Maximus Mouse. Original Art, Plate No. 19 from The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast. [London], 1973. 25 x 19 1/4 inches (64 x 49 cm) matted and glassed in frame; oval image 18 x 12 1/2 inches (46 x 31.5 cm). An original airbrushed acrylic painting illustrating a character from artist Alan Aldridge's modern children's classic, The Butterfly Ball and The Grasshopper's Feast, with verses by William Plomer and nature notes by Richard Fitter, originally published in London by Jonathan Cape, 1973. It is one of twenty-eight illustrations created for the book. Accompanied by a first edition copy of the book. Aldridge's fantastically detailed composition shows the dapper Sir Maximus Mouse - rose in buttonhole, pince-nez perched on his snout, and cigar alight - as he peruses The Financial Times in his plush City penthouse overlooking St. Paul's Cathedral. The newspaper headlines read like satirical punchlines: "CHEESE PRICES CRASH" "Mouse Traps Up 30%" "British Mouse Assurance Scare" "Cat Takeover" A nod to both London's financial anxieties and the anthropomorphic logic of Aldridge's whimsical animal world, this image is one of the finest in the Butterfly Ball series - witty, visually layered, and resonant with socio-political undertones. The composition is filled with rich period detail: rococo furnishings, Chinese porcelain, pink lilies, a Victorian grandfather clock, ticker tape spiraling onto the floor - all painted in Aldridge's unmistakable blend of fantasy realism and psychedelic surrealism. It is a masterclass in the airbrush technique that made him one of the defining graphic artists of the 1970s. That huge new block, in EC4, Of the Cheddar Bank they built last June Has a secret fat, on the fourteenth floor, For Sir Maximus Mouse, the Cheese Tycoon. There he sits in his cozy room With a ticker-tape, in view of St. Paul's To watch how the market rises and falls. His whiskers twitch at the hint of a broom, His whiskers droop at the hint of a slump in his Hundred-and-twenty super-companies. As a cat will watch a mouse, he stares At the ups and downs of shocks and shares, A prince among mice and millionaires. "Knock, knock," says the grandfather clock, "Money's not all, money's not all - He has quite forgotten the Butterfly Ball!" Alan Aldridge (1938-2017). Once dubbed "Beardsley in blue jeans", Aldridge was an English artist, graphic designer and illustrator. He first worked as an illustrator at The Sunday Times Magazine. After executing some freelance book covers, he became the art director for Penguin Books. In 1968 he established his own graphic-design firm, INK, which created imagery for the Beatles and their Apple Corps. He was responsible for a great many album covers during the 1960s and 1970s, influencing the graphic style of the period. His work was characterized by flowing, cartoon-like designs with soft airbrushing. He is possibly best known for the children's illustrated book, The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper Feast, a series of illustrations of anthropomorphic insects and other creatures, which he created in collaboration with William Plomer. It was based on William Roscoe's poem of the same name but was motivated by John Tenniel's assertion to Lewis Carroll it was impossible to draw a wasp in a wig. Aldridge also created the artwork for Elton John's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975). Judi Dench and Michael Hordern narrate Sir Maximus Mouse....
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Denizens of the Jungles by STERNDALE Robert Armitage

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Seller: Bauman Rare Books
Title
Denizens of the Jungles
Author
STERNDALE Robert Armitage
Seller
Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1886. STERNDALE, Robert Armitage. Denizens of the Jungles: A Series of Sketches of Wild Animals, Illustrating Their Forms and Natural Attitudes. Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co., 1886. Oblong folio (18-1/2 by 13-1/2 inches), original green cloth. $2200.Expanded second edition of Sterndale's ""quite scarce"" collection of sketches, with 12 folio lithographs of the wild animals of India in their natural habitats, including ""evocative sketches"" of tiger, elephant, leopard, gaur, entellus monkeys (langur), wild boar, rhinoceros, sambar deer, and Marco Polo sheep, among others.""Sterndale notes that he wished to reproduce a series of rough pencil sketches in the hope of 'inducing more of my brother Naturalists and Sportsmen to preserve pictorial records of the animals they come across.' He includes evocative sketches of tiger, gaur, bison, leopard, spotted deer, and the like with accompanying text including sporting notes. Quite scarce in either edition"" (Czech). First published in 1881 with 11 plates; this edition is ""a bit larger in size,"" according to Czech, and adds a plate of Marco Polo sheep with a leaf of accompanying text. With publisher's three-page advertising catalogue at rear. Czech, Asian Big Game Hunting Books, 201. Without blank front free endpaper.Text and plates clean and fine, vertical crease to half title. Light expert restoration to original cloth. A very good copy of this scarce title.
The Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Fantastic Mr. Fox by Dahl, Roald

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Author
Dahl, Roald
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. First edition. Fine/Very Good +. Published simultaneously in the United Kingdom. A Fine copy in Very Good+ dust jacket. A very clean copy with just a couple faint smudges to cloth. A bit of dampstaining to jacket, some minor chipping to edges, and a crease to back flap, but a bright example overall. A very appealing copy of a book that is difficult to find in collectible condition. Mr. Fox, sly and determined, relies on his wits to plunder nearby farmers' fields in order to feed his family. Tired of being exploited by Mr. Fox, the farmers band together to capture him and his family. A siege ensues, and the Fox family turns to other animals for help. Adapted into a critically acclaimed 2009 film directed by Wes Anderson. Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.
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Estudio. An alternative arts publication. Issues 11-12-13

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Seller: Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Title
Estudio. An alternative arts publication. Issues 11-12-13
Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description
Philadelphia: Sheila Holtz, The Institute, 1989. Contributor-sponsored mail art publication. Excellent graphic content. Limited edition (105 copies).
The Garish Day (Advance Reading Copy)

The Garish Day (Advance Reading Copy) by Billington, Rachel

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Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books
Title
The Garish Day (Advance Reading Copy)
Author
Billington, Rachel
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1986. Advanced Reading Copy ARC. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 314 pp.. Beautiful Unread Advance Reading Copy. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A couple of faint smudges on the front panel. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
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YOGA EXPLAINED by YEATS-BROWN, F.

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Seller: Second Life Books Inc
Title
YOGA EXPLAINED
Author
YEATS-BROWN, F.
Seller
Second Life Books Inc (United States)
Description
NY: Vista House, 1958. Reprint. 8vo, pp. 158. A very good copy in dj.
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ESSAYS AND INTRODUCTIONS by YEATS, W. B.

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Seller: Second Life Books Inc
Title
ESSAYS AND INTRODUCTIONS
Author
YEATS, W. B.
Seller
Second Life Books Inc (United States)
Description
NY: Collier, 1968. First Collier Edition. 8vo, pp. xi, 530. Paper wraps. Edges and cover spotted and soiled, o/w a VG tight copy.
English Music

English Music by ACKROYD, Peter

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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Title
English Music
Author
ACKROYD, Peter
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780679409687
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. First printing A well received novel from this British author. A fine copy in a fine price-clipped dust jacket.

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