first edition Hardcover
1978 · New York
by Levine, David
New York: Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1978. 1st edition. Hardcover. VG/G, dj has sticker residue small tear at top, foxing on text block edges. Pages clean and tight.. Glossy illustrated dj; white cloth covers, gilt lettering on spine. (x), 205 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color). David Levine is one of the greatest of the modern caricaturists. His work appeared for years in the NY Review of Books, and actually became those cartoons became the figurehead for the paper. Levine's work has been collected in this big, beautiful book. The juice of the book comes with some of the many and stunning paintings that are included alongside many of the B&W illustrations. Levine is a real artist and these color plates take him out of the world of illustration.
(Inventory #: 181500)