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Salvador Dali "Moses"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
in other media, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Drypoint

Salvador Dali "The Lovers Condemned" Drypoint Print
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
during his lifetime and has many works in other media, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Drypoint

Salvador Dali "The Rider and the Deer" Drypoint
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
during his lifetime and has many works in other media, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Drypoint, Stencil

Salvador Dali "Visage Surrealiste"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs. His best known surrealist works defied logic and
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Engraving

Salvador Dali "Love s Labors Lost" Drypoint
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs. His best known surrealist works defied logic and
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Drypoint

Salvador Dali "Parade"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs. His best known surrealist works defied logic and
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Drypoint

Salvador Dali "Picasso: a Ticket to Glory"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
has many works in other media, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book illustration, and theater
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Drypoint, Engraving

Salvador Dali "The Fiancee of King of Garbe"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs. His best known surrealist
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Drypoint

Salvador Dali "Colossus"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
during his lifetime and has many works in other media, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Engraving

Salvador Dali "Nude with Guitar"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs. His best known surrealist
Category

1960s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Salvador Dali "Blackberries"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
has many works in other media, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book illustration, and theater
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Engraving, Lithograph

Salvador Dali "Untitled XX (Le Tricorne)"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
works in other media, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs
Category

1950s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Engraving

Salvador Dali "Untitled XII (Le Tricorne)"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
in other media, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs
Category

1950s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Engraving

Salvador Dali "Untitled III (Le Tricorne)"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
in other media, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs
Category

1950s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Engraving

Salvador Dali "The Arrival of Iseult"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs. His best known surrealist
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Drypoint

Salvador Dali "The Marvelous Steps"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs. His best known surrealist
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Drypoint

Salvador Dali "El Padre Perdonado (Galofre edition)"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs. His best known surrealist works defied logic and
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Engraving, Drypoint

Salvador Dali "The Divine Back of Gala"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs. His best known surrealist works defied logic and
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Engraving, Drypoint

Salvador Dali "God, Time, Space, and the Pope"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs. His best known surrealist
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Engraving, Drypoint

Salvador Dali "Transfiguration"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
during his lifetime and has many works in other media, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Drypoint, Watercolor

Salvador Dali "A Shattering Entrance to the USA"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs. His best known surrealist
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Engraving, Drypoint

Salvador Dali "Untitled 19 (Les Songes)"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
during his lifetime and has many works in other media, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Salvador Dali "Liquid and Gaseous Television"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs. His best known surrealist
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Drypoint, Lithograph

Salvador Dali "Nude Couple, Large Serpent"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs. His best known surrealist
Category

1960s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Drypoint

Moses /// Marc Chagall Israelites Christianity Judaism Religious Modern Litho
By Marc Chagall
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
works in a wide range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stained
Category

1970s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Makers of Contemporary Architecture (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
the most influential architects of the 20th century. Each book contains wonderful illustrations of the
Category

20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper

The Joy of Living Ed 48 of 50, Hand signed in pencil.
By Marc Chagall
Located in Naples, Florida
artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramics
Category

20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph

Magdalen Tower and Bridge, Oxford etching by Richard Beer
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
the Fool” at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. He also produced several book illustrations and
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Christ Church, Oxford 1965 etching by Richard Beer
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
Garden. He also produced several book illustrations and book jacket designs. Beer taught printmaking at
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Wadham College, Oxford etching by Richard Beer
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
produced several book illustrations and book jacket designs. Beer taught printmaking at the Chelsea
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

St John s College, Oxford etching by Richard Beer
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
Garden. He also produced several book illustrations and book jacket designs. Beer taught printmaking at
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Brasenose College, Oxford etching by Richard Beer 1960s
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
also produced several book illustrations and book jacket designs. Beer taught printmaking at the
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Noto II Sicily etching by Richard Beer 1960s Modern British Art
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
also produced several book illustrations and book jacket designs. Beer taught printmaking at the
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Trinity College, Oxford etching by Richard Beer Modern British Art
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
book illustrations and book jacket designs. Beer taught printmaking at the Chelsea School of Art for
Category

1980s Realist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Etching

Richard Beer Hôtel de la Gare etching and aquatint
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
produced several book illustrations and book jacket designs. Beer taught printmaking at the Chelsea School
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

"Factory on the River" Modernist and Precisionist WPA Industrial New York Scene
By William Sharp
Located in New York, NY
Magazine and also worked for Life, Colliers, Coronet, and The New York Post. Sharp also did book
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Georgia O Keeffe Studio Book
By Georgia O Keeffe
Located in valatie, NY
plates 18-47 and 101-105. Still a great book with wonderful illustrations.   
Category

20th Century American Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper

Marc Chagall Oracle sur Babylone pl. 93 from The Bible Series Signed Etching
By Marc Chagall
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries
Category

1980s French Romantic Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper

The Samson Strike, Book Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover illustration for the book The Samson Strike by Tony Williamson, 1979. Released from
Category

20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Board, Mixed Media

Marc Chagall David Montant La Colline des Oliviers (pl. 71) Signed Etching
By Marc Chagall
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
wide range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage
Category

1950s French Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper

"De Draeger" bronze medallion with book
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Chatsworth, CA
red linen case with the accompanying rolled illustrations and book. *Condition Note: There is some
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Bronze

Salvador Dali "Gad" Print
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs. His best known surrealist works defied logic and
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Drypoint

Salvador Dali "Naphtali"
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Boston, MA
, including prints, drawings, sculpture, book illustration, and theater set designs. His best known surrealist
Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Illustrations pour le Grand Meaulnes, D Alain-Fournier, Gand 1939
Located in Delft, NL
. There are 300 copies and this is copy numbered with 121. 47 illustration Used book with stains 20.5
Category

20th Century Belgian Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper

Tapio Wirkkala for ROSENTHAL POLYGON PATRAS huge bowl fruit plate Ø 29cm 1970s
Located in Landshut, BY
the fields of press design, advertising design, children's book illustration, design and lithography
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Pottery

Olle Hjortzberg Still Life With Yellow Roses, 1946
Located in Dallas, TX
designer of stained-glass windows, book bindings, posters, playing cards, commemorative stamps, and book
Category

1940s Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paint

Marc Chagall ”L’Oranger”
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
artistic format, including painting, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and
Category

1970s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Christian Berard by Boris Kochno (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
illustrated, this is the definitive book on Berard. With 455 illustrations 202 in colour. 255 pages. 2010
Category

20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper

Marc Chagall David Montant La Colline des Oliviers (pl. 71) Signed Etching
By Marc Chagall
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets
Category

1950s Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper

Marc Chagall “Ten Commandments”
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and fine art prints. Art critic
Category

Late 20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Etching, Watercolor

William Crosbie, Phoenix, Full length nude, Large Scottish Modernist oil
By William Crosbie
Located in Harkstead, GB
Make It show in 1946 and the Festival of Britain, in 1951, were examples. He did some book
Category

20th Century Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Oil, Board

“Mere et Enfant”
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
living by working on a museum staff designing fabrics, and doing some book illustration. Painting at
Category

Late 20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

"Colonial Sand and Stone Company, New York, " Industrial WPA Scene, Precisionist
By William Sharp
Located in New York, NY
Magazine and also worked for Life, Colliers, Coronet, and The New York Post. Sharp also did book
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

La Femme fatale oil/cardboard, 37x26 cm
By Juris Zvirbulis
Located in Riga, LV
techniques: watercolor, painting, drawing, book illustrations, murals for public interiors in Latvia and
Category

1980s Naturalistic Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil

Boudoir oil/cardboard, 40x30 cm
By Juris Zvirbulis
Located in Riga, LV
techniques: watercolor, painting, drawing, book illustrations, murals for public interiors in Latvia and
Category

1980s Naturalistic Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

M.C Escher Kaleidozyklein book with origami designs
By M.C. Escher
Located in Chattanooga, TN
as an educational tool. The book’s high-quality illustrations and clear instructions make it an ideal
Category

1980s Dutch Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper

Still Life by Harry and Wende Devlin Circa 1982
Located in West Palm Beach, US
family with 6 children and a 7th on the way, Harry turned to book illustration. Noting that the artist
Category

1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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Vintage Book Illustrations For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of vintage book illustrations for sale on 1stDibs. There are many Art Deco, Modern and Contemporary versions of these works for sale. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage book illustrations available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes brown, beige, gray, black and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Paul Wonner, "Gaspano ""Gus"" Ricca", Albert Al Hirschfeld, Calvin Anderson and Antoni Clavé are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, board and watercolor — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Vintage Book Illustrations?

Vintage book illustrations can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,273, while the lowest priced sells for $24 and the highest can go for as much as $79,000.
Questions About Vintage Book Illustrations
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    The illustrator for the Madeline books was Ludwig Bemelmans. He also authored the series. The first book was published in 1939, and five more followed. Find a range of Ludwig Bemelmans art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
    The most famous book that Jessie Willcox Smith illustrated is arguably Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. However, the American artist also produced illustrations for numerous other books. Among them were A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley, The Seven Ages of Childhood by Carolyn Wells, The Rhymes of Real Children by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and An Old-Fashioned Girl, also by Louisa May Alcott. Explore a range of Jessie Willcox Smith art on 1stDibs.