Vadeboncoeur Collection of Images (2001-2015 JVJ Publishing) comic books 2001-2003

This volume collects rare illustrations from old books and rare magazines full size and in color --- often better than in their original incarnation. Images is printed on superb quality 100-lb coated stock, 24 pages of large 9" x 12" images chosen for their obscurity and striking content. This first issue spotlights the fantastic art of Heinrich Kley, with a dozen wonderful color graphics and numerous pen & ink drawings of nudes, dancing animals, and much more, from rare 1910 issues of the legendary German magazine Jugend. It's Kley like you've never seen. 9-in. x 12-in., 24 pages, full color. Cover price $20.00.

The second expanded issue of the new magazine devoted to reprinting classic illustrations from the turn of the last century, in color throughout! Artists include Rolf Armstrong, John Bauer, Enoch Bolles, Rene Bull, Harvey Dunn (cover), Jessie M. King, Charles R. Knight, J.C. Leyendecker, Howard Pyle, Willy Pogany, Arthur Rackham, Haddon Sundblom, Gustaf Tenggren, and more. This issue's special "InkSpot" section profiles the beautiful pen-and-ink work of Orson Lowell. Over 85 images from 1900 to 1923 sources. Subscribers have raved about the reproduction quality in issue one... and issue #2 is even better - and bigger and more diverse! Limited printing of only 2,000 copies, on 100lb coated stock with heavy covers. 9-in. x 12-in., 36 pages, full color. Cover price $20.00.

This issue features the first major retrospective of artist Harry Rountree - 29 color illustrations including a cover and three pages taken from original paintings. Other color work is by Edwin Austin Abbey, Frank Schoonover, Coles Phillips, Frank Brangwyn, Andre Castaigne, Arthur Rackham, Gustaf Tenggren, Heinrich Kley and many others. The "InkSpot" features the work of Will Crawford with additional b&w work by Joseph Clement Coll and Herbert Railton. More than 80 illustrations, with 60 in color. With this issue the magazine really hits its stride with a range of material that will appeal and enlighten. All pictures are taken from magazines and books published prior to 1923. The large format allows for a striking presentation of color and clarity. 9-in. x 12-in., 32 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 2000 copies. Cover price $20.00.

The fourth issue of The Vadeboncoeur Collection of ImageS expands the boundaries of fine illustrative art. While names like Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, J.C. Leyendecker, and Franklin Booth will resonate with many collectors, British artists Charles Robinson, Edmund Dulac, and Arthur Rackham make this issue a bit more continental. Add Fortunio Matania from Italy and Franz von Bayros from Germany, Sarah S. Stilwell from the Howard Pyle School, and Herbert Draper and Solomon J. Solomon from the 19th Century British Salons, and the variety is simply stunning. With an amazing cover by Frank Craig - Spaniard Daniel Vierge, Katherine Sturges Dodge, F.X. Leyendecker, J. Scott Williams, and several others round out the most diverse ImageS yet. All reproduced in color from scarce early 20th century books and magazines. Printed on 100 lb coated stock with heavy covers. 9-in. x 12-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $20.00.

Originally published under Bud Plant Comic Art. This issue presents 70 color illustrations from 1895-1922, carefully culled from period books and magazines. Includes acknowledged masters like Coll, Christy, Leyendecker, Parrish, Pyle, and others. Never-before-reprinted! 9-in. x 12-in., 32 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 2,000 copies Cover price $20.00.

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Special expanded issue features the pre-1923 work of Frank Brangwyn and the early career of Gustaf Tenggren - including Snow White art published in Sweden 15 years prior to the Disney film. Rare Brangwyn portfolio and mural art! 9-in. x 12-in., 44 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 2,000 copies Cover price $20.00.

Art and articles from the classic British art magazine, The Studio. 44 full-color pages, reprinting many forgotten artists from the magazine's first 30 years (1893-1922), often with the accompanying text. Six pages of Edmund Dulac, three of Frank Brangwyn (from the originals), three of Detmold. 9-in. x 12-in., 44 pages, full color. Cover price $20.00.