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Mar 14

The Ballets Russes and Its World. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1999. First American Edition.
Jacket illustration - Leon Bakst costume design for Nijinsky for his appearance in L’Apres Midi d’un Faune

The Ballets Russes and Its World. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1999. First American Edition.

Jacket illustration - Leon Bakst costume design for Nijinsky for his appearance in L’Apres Midi d’un Faune

Oct 12



Killing Color by Charlotte Watson Sherman. Published by CALYX Books in 1992.
Cover illustration “I am Free” by Jody Kim
Cover design by Carolyn Sawtelle
Book design by Cheryl McLean

Killing Color by Charlotte Watson Sherman. Published by CALYX Books in 1992.

Cover illustration “I am Free” by Jody Kim

Cover design by Carolyn Sawtelle

Book design by Cheryl McLean



Lettered Creatures by Brad and Mark Leithauser. Published by David Godine in 2004.
Jacket illustration by Mark Leithauser
Jacket design by Carl W. Scarbrough

Lettered Creatures by Brad and Mark Leithauser. Published by David Godine in 2004.

Jacket illustration by Mark Leithauser

Jacket design by Carl W. Scarbrough



“She is a tall dark beauty…”
Snow White by Donald Barthelme. Published by Atheneum in 1967.
Jacket Design by Lawrence Ratzkin

“She is a tall dark beauty…”

Snow White by Donald Barthelme. Published by Atheneum in 1967.

Jacket Design by Lawrence Ratzkin



Blood Sport by Dick Francis. First American Edition published by Harper & Row  in 1967.
Jacket Design by Frederick E. Banbery

Blood Sport by Dick Francis. First American Edition published by Harper & Row  in 1967.

Jacket Design by Frederick E. Banbery

Sep 16

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The Love Department by William Trevor. Published by Viking Press in 1967.
Jacket design by Paul Bacon.

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The Love Department by William Trevor. Published by Viking Press in 1967.

Jacket design by Paul Bacon.

Aug 30

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The Trail We Leave by Ruben Palma. First American Edition published by Curbstone Press in 2004.
Cover art: The Lovers by Rene Magritte
Cover design by Les Kanturek

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The Trail We Leave by Ruben Palma. First American Edition published by Curbstone Press in 2004.

Cover art: The Lovers by Rene Magritte

Cover design by Les Kanturek

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We Are All in the Dumps With Jack and Guy: Two Nursery Rhymes With Pictures by Maurice Sendak. Published by Harpercollins Childrens Books in 1993.
Jacket illustration by Maurice Sendak

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We Are All in the Dumps With Jack and Guy: Two Nursery Rhymes With Pictures by Maurice Sendak. Published by Harpercollins Childrens Books in 1993.

Jacket illustration by Maurice Sendak

Aug 24

Little Fur Family by Margaret Wise Brown.
Legend has it that 15,000 rabbits were killed and skinned for the making of the binding.
Additional image and more here

Little Fur Family by Margaret Wise Brown.

Legend has it that 15,000 rabbits were killed and skinned for the making of the binding.

Additional image and more here

Aug 23

frontispiece illustration for Dibdin’s Ghost a poem by Eugene Field.
Published in an edition of 55 copies by the Wayside Press on the 100th anniversary of Field’s death.

frontispiece illustration for Dibdin’s Ghost a poem by Eugene Field.

Published in an edition of 55 copies by the Wayside Press on the 100th anniversary of Field’s death.