George J. Zaffo. THE BIG BOOK OF REAL FIRE ENGINES. [SN11822] $15

NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1958. 4to (11-13”), 28pp, color, pictorial cloth. NF (bookplate on FEP). A 1950s vintage children's picture book with wonderful paintings of fire engines. Quite specific and quite detailed.

George J. Zaffo. THE BIG BOOK OF REAL TRAINS. [SN19142] $15

NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963. 4to (11-13”), 44pp, color and b&w, pictorial cloth. NF. An early sixties vintage children's picture book with wonderful paintings of trains. Quite specific and quite detailed.

Mike Zeck. Grant, Steven. THE PUNISHER BOOK ONE. [SN9863] $20

London: Marvel, 1987. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 68pp, color, pictorial boards. Fine. A British hardcover reprinting of the first Punisher mini-series #1-2.

Mike Zeck & John Beatty. Grant, Steven. THE PUNISHER: RETURN TO BIG NOTHING. [SN19718] $12

NY: Epic/Marvel, 1989. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, color, leatherette. VF/VF. An original Punisher graphic novel.

Anders Zorn. Sandstrom, Birgitta. PORTRAITS BY ANDERS ZORN. [SN22557X] $60

Mora, Sweden: Zornsamlingarna, 1990. 4to (11-13”), 88pp, 40 full-page color illustrations and 58 b&w illustrations, pictorial boards. VF. Zorn (1860-1920) was a Swedish painter on the level of Sargent and Sorolla. This is a picture book of his portraits with excellent reproduction. Minimal text in English, Swedish, German and French.

Anders Zorn. Sandstrom, Birgitta. ZORN I SVART OCH VITT: ANDERS ZORN SOM ETSARE, TECKNAR OCH FOTOGRAF. [SN22558X] $75

Mora, Sweden: Zornsamlingarna, 2002. 1st. Small square 4to (9-11”), 243pp, 204 color and 28 b&w illustrations, cloth. VF/VF. "Zorn in Black and White: Anders Zorn’s Etchings, Drawings and Photographs." Zorn (1860-1920) was a prolific and expert etcher producing 289 etchings during his lifetime. This volume is devoted to these etchings, reproducing almost 200 (in color!) with a selection of his drawings and photographs for the etchings. Text in Swedish.

Anders Zorn. ANDERS ZORN WATERCOLOURS. [SN22559X] $75

Skarhamn, Sweden: Nordic Watercolour Museum, 2004. 1st. Small square 4to (9-11”), 160pp, 61 full-page color plates, 16 smaller color illustrations, boards. VF. This is the hardcover catalogue for an exhibition of Zorn watercolors at the Nordic Watercolour Museum. Three essays. Chronology. All text is in both English and Swedish.

Anders Zorn. Sandstrom, Birgitta. ANDERS ZORN: SJÄLVBIOGRAFISKA ANTECKNINGAR. [SN22562X] $100

Mora, Sweden: Zornsamlingarna, 2004. 1st. Small square 4to (9-11”), 300pp, 125 color and 10 b&w Illustrations, cloth. VF/VF. "Anders Zorn: Autobiographical Notes." This comprehensive richly illustrated book on Zorn was written by himself between 1911 and 1914 and describes his travels, especially to America. The color illustrations - almost entirely of oil paintings - are outstanding. The was originally published in 1915 and then again in 1982. Text in Swedish.

Anders Zorn. Sandstrom, Birgitta. ANDERS ZORNS MALNING KARLEKSNYMF (ANDERS ZORN PAINTING LOVE NYMPH). [SN22560X] $22

Mora, Sweden: Zornsamlingarna, 2005. 8vo (8-9”), 48pp, 52 color illustrations, wraps. VF. "Anders Zorn Painting Love Nymph." A monograph on a single luscious crowd-pleasing painting of a languid female, nude in a garden with cherubs. This exhibition catalogue celebrates the creation of a single painting with numerous pencil sketches, color studies, trial paintings, etc. Excellent reproduction. Text in Swedish.

Anders Zorn. Brummer, Hans Henrik. ZORNMCMLXXXIX. [SN23281] $250

Mora: Fischer & Rye, 1989. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 379pp, color and b&w, pictorial boards. NF/NF. A large 10x13 monograph on painter Anders Zorn. This volume covers his oil paintings, watercolors, etchings, sculptures, and drawings. There are illustrations on just about every page, including many paintings I haven't seen in any other book. Text in Swedish.