Beloved Books in Search of a New Home March 2024

 

I am selling some of my beloved books. I have collected these titles over the years in the hope that they would make me a better instructor, artist and human being. They have been my treasures, my guides and my friends.

 

I have had many of them in my personal library for years. Due to space and various other issues (beyond my control), I have decided that they need to find new homes. I hope that you will treasure them and find the knowledge that I did in their pages.

I am extremely picky about the conditions of my books so consider them new (unless otherwise noted.) They are in excellent condition, free from markings, etc. HC is a hardcover book while PB is paperback. I can send extra photos (on request) for books listed with flaws. All books are exactly as described.

Shipping is extra. If you buy more than one book, I will combine shipping charges. (For example, if you buy one book and the shipping is $5 and a second book and the shipping is $3, you will NOT be charged $8 but a flat fee based on the weight, etc...) 

I have heavily discounted the prices already and have compared prices using reliable booksellers such as addallused and abebooks.

I take good care of my books and they will be well packaged.

Insurance is extra, but recommended. USPS media mail includes free tracking. Unless requested (and for an additional fee of whatever the actual shipping cost is), all books will ship via media mail.

Please note the shipping is for US residents. Outside of the US, please email me for a quote.

Please note that I will ship any orders within 72 hours starting on March 18th. 

When a book is sold, I will mark it sold (and as soon as possible). I will offer a discount on combined book purchases.

If you have any questions please email me at Egorey99@sbcglobal.net

HOW TO ORDER:  

Please email me at EGorey99@sbcglobal.net with BOOKS in the subject line and in the body of the email: the list of books that you want, plus their listed price and your zip code. I will then send you an invoice. Remember, if you buy more than $100 in books, I will offer you a discount on the overall price AND shipping.  

BUY MORE BOOKS, SAVE ON SHIPPING.

Thanks for looking and for giving my books a home.

Condition: fine unless otherwise noted. 

 

Richard Diebenkorn Paintings and Drawings PB $5

The Nine Muses HC writing in the book $3

Emile Zola The Masterpiece pb $2

Edvard Munch: The Man and His Art large, oversized HC Love this book so much I bought it twice! $15

The Themes of the Day comic $5

The Great Wave: The Influence of Japanese Woodcuts on French Prints HC Another book I loved so much I bought it twice $10

Uppercase Magazine: Art Supplies Book Thick PB, NEW. peek inside here $35

The Blank Canvas: Inviting the Muse and yet another book I love so much, I bought it two or three times (oops) PB $5

Devi: The Divine Goddess mini book HC $4

May Sarton's Journal of a Solitude PB heavily creased $2

Missed Connections Love, Lost and Found by Sophie Blackall PB $10

In and Out of the Garden by Sara Midda $1

Collage: Contemporary Artists Hunt and Gather, Cut and Paste, Mash up and Transform PB OOP. NEW See inside here. $50

The New Artisans: Handmade Designs for Contemporary Living II HC NEW, THICK $15

The Green Day Art Project NEW PB  $5  See some pages here. Artwork inspired by Green Day's music contains artwork, lyrics and more.
  

Ultra by Joel Nakamura. Small cardstock booklet. $4

Sara Lechner Gesichter Faces HC New I love this precious book and Sara's delicate and inviting work. The book is in German and English though it's 99% photos. OOP.Visit her blog here. $20 

Taschen's Illustration Now! Portraits PB Cover corners are slightly bent other than that Very Good.  $20 I love these books for inspiration and sometimes collage work.

 

 

Pink Attitude: The Contemporary Female Creativity HC NEW (one small dent to side of the cover) $20 Stunning. Luscious. Inspiring collection of feminine art.

 

 

It Is Almost That: A Collection of Image & Text Work by Women Artists & Writers edited by Lisa Pearson HC VG. $10 Gem of a collection of comics, art, writings, paintings by artists who just happen to be women.

 

***** 

BOOKS ABOUT ARTISTS:

 

Vincent Van Gogh Paintings. Volume 1. Dutch Period. 1881-1885. Van Gogh Museum. Hardcover with DJ. Corners slightly dinged. New. Still in shrinkwrap. $25

 

Renoir, My Father by Jean Renoir. Hardcover with dustjacket. Nice little book. Dustjacket ripped near top of back cover. $5

 

Richard Deibenkorn by Gerald Nordland. BIG hardcover with dustjacket. DJ with minor edgewear, mostly on bottom, barely noticeable, if at all. $25.

 

 

Charley Harper's Beguiled By the Wild HC DJ at top and bottom of spine slightly crushed otherwise Fine. $20 

William Morris: Father of Modern Design and Pattern by Hiroshi Unno. Unique foil-embossed cover. Great art book with very little text. $25.

The Secret Lives of Dolls by CJ Metzger. Front cover slightly curled. Click here for a preview of some pages. Signed to me!!! $10

 

 

*****

BOOKS TO INSPIRE COLLAGE ARTISTS:

 

 

 Fatal Distraction by Sonja Ahlers. Softcover. Lightly scuffed cover. First printing. $20

 

The Selves by Sonja Ahlers. Softcover. First printing. Slight corner ding, lower back cover. $15

 

How to Make Art by Tessa McSorley. Softcover. Top half of spine: slightly wrinkled. Includes note signed by author. $25

 

 

 

Who Takes a Feather by Tara Jane O'Neil. Softcover. English/Japanese. Slightly scuffed. $20

 

Wings. Strings. Meridians. A Blighted Bestiary by Tara Jane ONeil. Softcover. Comes with CD. No issues. $15

 

 

Inspired: How creative people think, work and find inspiration by Dorte Nielsen and Kiki Hartmann. HC. No DJ as issued. OOP. Very like scuffing to back cover. First edition. $10

 

Ghetto in the Sky. Poetry by Amity Johannesburg. Photography by Manetha Cassados. Spiral bound softcover. Self-published. Rare. Like new. No issues. $15

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BOOKS TO INSPIRE: MIXED MEDIA ART BOOKS, SKETCHBOOKS, DRAWING, HOW-TO:

Gathering Wholeness: The Art of Identifying and Exploring Parts of Self by Cat Caracelo. Softcover. Top front cover has bend mark and lower right corner of front cover is bent slightly. $20

The Detour Book. Slight edgeware. Hardcover. 1st. No DJ as issued. $25

 

The Fire Starter Sessions by Danielle LaPorte. Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent shape. First printing. $10

 

 

 

100 Posters, 134 Squirrels. Softcover. Very slight edgewear. $15

Ordinary Sparkling Moments by Christine Mason Miller. Softcover. Self published. First edition. First printing. SIGNED!! Very, very slight edgewear. $20

 

Art as Medicine by Shaun McNiff. Ex-library, so not in the greatest shape. Broken spine. Some highlighting and some writing on the first page.$3

 

1000 Illustrations for Children by Julia Schonlau. thick softcover. Slightly scuffed back cover and some corner edges, otherwise like new. $15

Illustrating Children's Books by Martin Salisbury. Softcover. Bottom right cover corner bent. $10

 

BONJOUR, NATHALIE LETE FANS:

 

Emmene-moe au cirque by Nathalie Lithe and Seuil Jeunesse. Large board book. UNOPENED, STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC! VERY HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION. $30.

Ma Collection d'Insectes by Nathalie Lete. Colorier. Coloring book of insects. Crickets, grasshoppers, etc. No major blemishes. Looks great! $25

 

*****

 

CHILDREN'S BOOKS OR FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART: 

Marcello the Movie Mouse by Liz Hockinson and Kathryn Otoshi. Perfect for any cinephile Hardcover with DJ. Perfect condition. $5

The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My by Tove Jansson. Brand new. No major problems. Minor dirty mark on back cover, top left corner. Front cover: slightly visible mark from price sticker. Spine top is slightly rubbed. Slight crease at bottom of spine. Unread. $10.

 

The Five Senses by Herve Tullet. Softcover. One back cover corner slightly dinged. $5

 

All Round Magazine All About Being Born Issue #9 Bottom right corner damaged (folded and scruffed through out first several pages in that area) $4

*****

MAIRA KALMAN!

 

Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler (AKA Lemony Snicket) and Maira Kalman. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS. Hardcover with dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Like New. No issues. $25
 

Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan; illustrated by Maira Kalman. Hardcover with DJ. Like New. No issues. First printing. $10
 

1000 on 42nd Street. Photographs by Neil Selkirk. Introduction by Tibor and Maira Kalman. Softcover. LIke New. No Issues. First Printing. $25

 

Tibor Kalman, Perverse Optimist. Softcover. Slight edgeware, slight thumb crease on front cover, otherwise like new. $60

 

(un)Fashion by Tibor and Maira Kalman. Hardcover. No Dustjacket as issued. Like new. $20

 

Chicken Soup, Boots by Maira Kalman. Hardcover with DJ. DJ has a couple tears. $3

13 Words by Lemony Snicket and Maira Kalman. SIGNED AND SKETCHED BY KALMAN (bird sketch). Hardcover with DJ. Like new. No issues. First Printing. $20

Fireboat by Maira Kalman. Softcover. Third printing. Pages slightly bent. $5

 

Next Stop Grand Central by Maira Kalman. Softcover. Slightly curved, but not a hard bend. 4th printing. $5

Sayonara, Mr.s Kackleman by Maira Kalman. Hardcover with DJ. Slight ding on top of book, otherwise like new. 3rd printing. $5

Swami on Rye: Max in India by Maira Kalman. Hardcover with DJ. Like new. No issues. First printing. $5

 

Max in Hollywood, Baby HC by Maira Kalman $5

Looking at Lincoln by Maira Kalman. Hardcover with DJ. Like new. No issues. First printing. $5

Thomas Jefferson by Maira Kalman. SIGNED WITH A VERY SMALL SKETCH OF A LEAF OR BRANCH. Hardcover with DJ. Like New. No issues. First Printing. $20

Ah-ha to Zig-Zag by Maira Kalman. Hardcover. No DJ as issued. Like New. No issues. First printing. $15

 

*****

GRAPHIC NOVELS/COMICS/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS:

The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton. Hardcover with dustjacket. 10th printing. DJ is a bit dirty and removed price sticker left a mark. $5

Roz Chast's Can't we Talk about Something More Pleasant? HC NEW Graphic Novel of the artist's relationship with her aging parents. Funny, honest and a must read. $5

Zeet: A Little Book of Alphabetical Dispositions by FSC. Softcover. New. Unique line drawings in this mini zine. I met FSC at Comic Con a few years back. She was very sweet, very talented and offered me a cookie.You don't get the cookie, but you could have this incredible zine which lasted longer than the cookie did. $5

Rock That Never Sleeps by Olga Volozova and Juliacks PB Front cover slightly creased top right corner. NEW $4 plus I love how each of the, "two stories of lost memories" play off of each other. More of Olga's work here.

 

 

*****

Things to Read Under a Blanket or with a Cup of Tea 

Selected Joyce Letters edited by Richard Ellmann. OOP. Roughed up dustjacket for good hardcover. Selected letters of James Joyce. $30

 

Journal of Solitude by May Sarton. Paperback. Reading copy. $2

 

 

The Memory Palace by Mira Bartok. Hardcover with dustjacket. First printing. Upper right front cover corner noticeable bent. $5

 

 

Family Trouble by Castro $8

PB "Essays by twenty-five memoirists, including Faith Adiele, Alison Bechdel, Jill Christman, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Rigoberto González, Robin Hemley, Dinty W. Moore, Bich Minh Nguyen, and Mimi Schwartz, explore the fraught territory of family history told from one perspective, which, from another angle in the family drama, might appear quite different indeed. In her introduction to this book, Joy Castro, herself a memoirist, explores the ethical dilemmas of writing about family and offers practical strategies for this tricky but necessary subject."

 

 

Incest: From a Journal of Love by Anais Nin. Click here for more info. First edition/first printing hardcover.1992. Price clipped DJ with some edgewear. First three pages: minor indentations. Lucky $13

 

The Paris and New York Diaries of Ned Rorem 1951-1961. Softcover. Dust jacket slightly scruffed around edges. $10

 

Carl R. Roger's On Becoming A Person PB NEW Unread $5

 

The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker. STILL WRAPPED IN CELLOPHANE! Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new. No problems. Huge coffee table-style book. $25

 

*****

MAGAZINES

Willow and Sage magazine. FIRST ISSUE. Summer 2014. Corner edges of front cover ever so slightly bent, top and bottom. Barely, if at all, noticeable. HARD TO FIND. $10

Daphne's Diary magazine Number 6 2019. Back lower left corner of cover and a few pages slightly bent. $10

Spaces by Frankie Magazine. Issue one. Hard to find. OOP. Oversized magazine from the publishers of the great magazine Frankie. see photos here. $50

Amelia's Magazine issue 7. Click here for more info. Extremely hard to find. $15.

 

 

Raw Vision magazine. Spring 1997. #18. Spine slightly bent. Cover scruffed up. $15
 

Bella Grace magazine. Volume 1. Issue 1. Premiere issue. $30

Quilting Arts Magazine.

$20 whole lot + media rate shipping

Reprint of first issue 

Issues 2-14; 18-23; 26

Most issues are in perfect, unread condition. A couple of the issues (not the early issues) have a couple of dogeared pages

 

The Simple Things. Issue 1. (Read more: click here.) Hard to find. $20

The Simple Things. Issue 2. Enjoy the Everyday.Bottom front cover edge slightly scruffed on the left. $10

Simple Things: Take both issues 1 and 2 for $25

Dumbo Feather. Issue 36. 2013. Front, top edge of cover slightly scruffed. $10

 

WOMANKIND MAGAZINES*

*TAKE ALL TEN ISSUES OF WOMANKIND FOR $115 INCLUDING SHIPPING. 

 

Womankind magazine #1 Spring 2015. Bend near bottom of spine, visible mostly on back cover and spine. $25*

 

Womankind magazine #2: Mexico/Frida, Summer 2015. $25*

 

 

Womankind magazine 005: Ireland Fall 2015 $10*

 

Womandkind magazine 006: Winter 2015/16 $10 *

Womankind magazine 007: The Caribbean Spring 2016. $10*

 

Womankind magazine 008: Egypt Summer 2016. $10. Bottom right front cover edge slightly curled.*

 

Womankind magazine. 009: Argentina Fall 2016. $10*

Womankind magazine 10: Vietnam Winter 2016/17 $10*

Womankind magazine 12: Octopus Summer 2017. $10*

Womankind magazine #13: Wolf $10*

*TAKE ALL TEN ISSUES OF WOMANKIND FOR $115 INCLUDING SHIPPING.

***** 

INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE GEMS
The next twenty books:

Paumes. Small Japanese softcover books. More info from the publisher if you click here. You can get a sneak peek into each book by clicking this link. $15 each. But please email me with any offers for multiples or even the whole lot.

It pains me to sell these. They are some of my favorites. I can't read them (Japanese), but it doesn't matter because they are pure, inspirational eye candy. (The plastic that you see is the acid free, archival bags that I keep my books in.)
 
(non English, Japanese unless noted):

Paris Love Apartments

 Kids Bedrooms' Paris

 Studio Apartments Paris

Finland Family Style

Copenhagen Apartments

Belgium Family Style

Stockholm's Apartments

Finland Children's Rooms

Children's Rooms Stockholm

Children's Rooms Copenhagen

 

The parent's loved-chiselled gifts for their tiny ones

London Family Style

Children's Rooms London

Stockholm's Love Apartments

Appartements de filles a Paris

 Appartements de Garcons

Paris Family Style

 

Girls Fashion Style Paris

Finland Children's Rooms

Non-Paumes (non English, Japanese unless noted):

 

 Squats et ateliers d'artistes a paris. Ateliers atypiques et creatifs. Hardcover with dustjacket. 

 

London Ateliers. Softcover.

 

Stockholm's Apartments. Softcover.  

 

Stockholm's Ateliers. Softcover. 

Mitt hem i Stockholm: Some English, mostly Japanese. A glimpse into the homes of Stockholm artists, designers, etc... VERY colorful. Inside peek here. $10

Berliner Wohnungen mit Stil photos by Hans Grunert Another gem of a book looking into various German artists, designers and their passions. Petra Cowenbergs is one of the artists inside. Take a sneak peek here. $10

Paris, mon appartement a moi-Japanese and French. Photo heavy. Another peek into the lives of creatives in France. Small ding to bottom right front cover. Peek here. $10

Ma Deco a Paris-another gem by Camille Soulayrol and Dominique Turbe Beautiful photos by Jean Baptiste Pellerin. Want to be inspired by the inside of Parisians' homes? This is for you!  $10

Women Creator's Desk by Junko Yazaki. Photo-heavy book about the fascinating lives of 25 Japanese artists and designers. $10

 

Robert le Heros et Paris Heros is a design team. You can find more of their work here. The beautiful Japanese hardcover book (with dustjacket) contains sketchbooks, and the behind the scenes process work of the designers. A gem! $10

 

Rare Treasures:

 

Expressive Drawing: A Practical Guide to Freeing the Artist Within (Live and Learn Series AARP) Steven Aimone HC OOP $50

 

 

 

Inside Tokyo Dialogues with Japanese Designers Softcover. SUPER RARE. OOP. Slightly scuffed front and back covers. Trading/play cards in back. No cards missing. Spine binding is weird. Some loose pages in back with the trading cards. Unusual book to add to your collection. If you love all things Japanese and modern Japanese artists/creative folks, you will LOVE this. $50

 

 

Double Game by Sophie Calle and Paul Auster HC 1ST OOP NEW Calle is one of my favorite artists. She's not a painter but one who weaves the most intriguing of tales blending autobiography and fiction. She's one of a kind. $100

Sophie Calle Did you See Me? Prestel books STILL SHRINKWRAPPED NEW 1ST OOP Sophie Calle is one of my favorite artists. She's inspiring as she takes on different roles and weaves new stories together. Her work often reminds me of something a diarist would create. $65  Find out more about Calle here

 

3191 Evenings by Vetesse and Barnes (click here for more info) (Even more if you click here). First edition. 2009. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS. NO PERSONALIZATION. Slight, barely noticeable ding on bottom of front cover near spine, otherwise perfect.  $50

 

The Berlin Years by Marcel Dzama. Complete. Envelope has a tear at corner as shown in the pictures and some wrinkles mostly along the edges near the top on the backside, otherwise no problems. $75.

 

4WORDS: MARS-1 | DAMON SOULE | NOME EDONNA | DAVID LEE pb new 2 book set 1st printing Love the sketchbook quality of this book plus companion sketchbook OOP $30 See their work here.

Emily Martin (aka The Black Apple)'s Oddfellows Compendium NEW. PB Numbered with a couple of postcard extras. Still in envelope. #87/100. RARE. OOP. $30 Sample pages are above. See Emily's work here. I've been a big fan for many years.

 

 

120 Ice Cream Cones by Rebecca Raney (see her art here) accordion fold postcard set of 120 ice cream cones. It's very sweet and fun! Could also be framed on your wall as a poster. $5 Rare.

*****

ALL THINGS CAMILLA d'ERRICO:

The Fallen by Camilla d'Errico. Signed with a little sketch. Out of print. A steal at $40.

Scratches by Camilla d'Errico. OOP. Signed. 2007-08 sketchbook. Floppy black and white with vellum cover. $50

Sparrow Number Thirteen by Camilla d'Errico. OOP A beautiful 48 page first printing of a small sized hardcover book with 32 full page, full color paintings. $30.

 

Geduld und Gorillas. (click here for more info). Slight bend to front cover, upper right corner. This is a big, thick, heavy softcover book $20

 

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING!

Again, to reserve: 

Please email me at EGorey99@sbcglobal.net with BOOKS in the subject line and in the body of the email: the list of books that you want, plus their listed price and your zip code. I will then send you an invoice. Remember, if you buy more than $50 in books, I will offer you a discount on the overall price AND shipping.  

BUY MORE BOOKS, SAVE ON SHIPPING.

Thanks for looking and for giving my books a home.

*****

SOLD:

Postal Seance by Henrik Drescher. Stiff softcover. Light scuffing. 

A New Visual Culture of Modern Iran HC NEW If you love art journaling, text, mixed media and layers, you will love this book. Some of the most exciting artwork I've seen in awhile.  

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey. Hardcover with DJ. Like new. No issues. 5th printing. 

Encylopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness by Rebecca Solnit. Hardcover with dustjacket. Like new. 

Everything She Touched: The Life of Ruth Asawa by Marilyn Chase. Hardcover with DJ. 1st printing Slight ding to lower back corner. DJ slightly roughed. 

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The Collage Ideas Book PB 

A Sense of Place by Michael Shapiro. Paperback. Slightly scruffed, some early pages, top corner bent (along with cover). Barely noticeable. 

 

Kolaj magazine issue 8

Kolaj magazine issue 11 

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Sketchbooks: The Hidden Art of Designers, Illustrators and Creatives HC Very good. slight edge wear. Corners dinged. Book block excellent 

Craphound 6 (2006 expanded reprint featuring death, telephones and scissors). Back cover dogeared. Top and bottom of spine: partial/slight tear. 

Tanpopo Volume One by Camilla d'Errico. Signed with little sketch. 

Tanpopo Volume Two by Camilla d'Errico. Signed. 

 Tanpopo Volume Three by Camilla d'Errico. Signed with sketch (inside back cover). 

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Conscious Creativity: Look Connect Create PB, NEW by Philippa Stanton 

Happy Kitty Bunny Pony PB sugar in book form 

The New Artisans: Handmade Designs for Contemporary Living HC NEW, THICK 

Becoming Human by Cathie Bleck. Sneak a peek here.

Art from Intuitition: Overcoming Your Fears and Obstacles to Making Art by Dean Nimmer. Big softcover. Slightly, very slightly, scuffed. 

Books, Boxes and Wraps: Binding and Building Step by Step by Marilyn Webberley 

A Line a Day: The Diarist's Journal OOP magazine 

The Neil Gaiman Coloring Book. A few, slightly noticeable wrinkles around spine area, noticeable only on back. 

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Tove Jansson: Letters from Tove PB front cover creased, read. Bought twice. eeps! 

Finding Your Own Visual Language by Jane Dunnewold, Claire Benn and Leslie Morgan PB

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Painting the Feminine: An Art Journal by Connie Solera HC book warped, large crease/bend throughout entire book. Unread. 

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Little Book of Women's Wisdom mini book HC $4

Christina Rosalie's A field guide to Now $15

Temper, Temper by Sonja Ahlers. Softcover. Slightly scuffed. $20

Little Black (art) Book by Erin Partridge- PB water damaged top right throughout first half of book (one page peek here) If you love published art journals, you will love Erin's wonderful work. $12. 

In Pursuit of Inspiration: Trust Your Instincts and Make More Art (Creativity Exercises, Art Book for Artists Techniques) by rae dunn HC NEW $12

The Book of Mechtilde by Anna Ruth Henriques. HC with DJ. DJ slightly dirty, roughed up, but no tears. The text and drawings are incredibly inspiring. First edition. First printing. $10

Healing Colours Katja Jukiaimen Works. HC. HARD TO FIND. No DJ as issued. Slight ding to top back left corner. $10

THANK YOU. ❤️