Mike Zeck
Mike Zeck. Grant, Steven. THE PUNISHER BOOK ONE. [SN9863] $20 London: Marvel, 1987. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 68pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine. A British hardcover reprinting of the first Punisher mini-series #1-2.
Kathy Zielinski. KATHY ZIELINSKI SKETCHBOOK #1. [SN27877X] $10 np: privately printed, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 24pp, b&w, softcover wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. "Kathy Zielinski has been animating for over 25 years, first at Disney, where she animated such characters as Ursula in 'The Little Mermaid' and supervised the animation of Frollo in 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'. "She is currently animating at Dreamworks, where she has made the transition from the hand drawn 2D of 'Prince of Egypt' and 'Road to Eldorado' to computer animation in pictures like 'Shark Tale', Over the Hedge' and 'Kung Fu Panda'." The first half of the book consists of these wonderful pencil drawings, likely development artwork, of a horror house and a Chernabog-like skeletal devil. The second half includes Tim Burton-esque creepers and Hunchback characters.
Anders Zorn. Sandstrom, Birgitta. ANDERS ZORN: SJÄLVBIOGRAFISKA ANTECKNINGAR. [SN29264X] $125 Mora, Sweden: Zornsamlingarna, 2004. 1st. Small square 4to (9-11"), 300pp, 125 color and 10 b&w Illustrations, cloth. NF/NF (light wear to covers, interior new and unread). "Anders Zorn: Autobiographical Notes." This outstanding book on Zorn features 125 color illustrations, almost entirely of oil paintings. The text was written by Zorn himself between 1911 and 1914 and describes his travels, especially to America. The notes were originally published in 1915 and then again in 1982. Text in Swedish.
Anders Zorn. Sandstrom, Birgitta. ZORN I SVART OCH VITT: ANDERS ZORN SOM ETSARE, TECKNAR OCH FOTOGRAF. [SN29265X] $75 Mora, Sweden: Zornsamlingarna, 2002. 1st. Small square 4to (9-11"), 243 pages, 204 color and 28 b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. NF/NF (light wear to covers, interior new and unread). "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. Cederlund, Johan. ZORN I SPANIEN. [SN29266X] $60 Malmo: Arena/Amells, 2009. Small 4to (9-11"), 96 pages, 68 color illustrations and 9 b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF (light wear to covers, interior new and unread). "Zorn in Spain." Zorn (1860-1920) was a Swedish painter on the level of Sargent and Sorolla. This is a picture book of his paintings (predominantly watercolors) made in and of Spain. Excellent reproduction. Text in Swedish.
Anders Zorn. Cederlund, Johan, Ingrid Roos and Birgitta Sandström. MODE PÅ ZORNS TID. [SN29267X] $20 Mora: Zornsamlingarna, 2008. Square 8vo (8-9"), 55 pages, 25 color illustrations and 18 b&w illustrations, wraps. NF (light wear to covers, interior new and unread). "Fashion in Zorn's time." Photos of Zorn and his wife and men's and women's wear in the time, contemporary photos of the period textiles and clothing, and eleven Zorn paintings. Excellent reproduction. Text in Swedish.
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, hardcover 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. |