New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957. First edition. Paperback. 189pp. Octavo [20 cm] Illustrated wraps. Good. The wraps and spine are rubbed, creased, and very slightly browned and stained. The spine is subtly rolled, and there is a 1 inch long closed tear in the paper at the foot of..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953. First paperback edition. Paperback. Quarto [25.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. Good only. The covers are mildly age-toned, rubbed and creased. Areas of the rear wrap are stained. The bottom fore edge and the bottom edge of the text block are subtly moisture stained. The paper..... More
Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, 2006. Paperback. 7 1/4" X 9 1/2" wraps with red spine and colorful cartoon art covers. "Walt Kelly's Our Gang collects for the first time the classic 1940s comics based on the Our Gang and Li'l Rascals shorts. Written and drawn by Walt Kelly after he..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956. First printing. Hardcover. 152pp. Quarto [28 cm] 1/4 light pink cloth with dark gray paper covered boards. Stamping in lilac and gilt on the spine. Yellow and blue illustrated endsheets. Very good, with gentle bumping to the spine ends and corners, and moderate fading..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1963. First Edition. Paperback. 95 pp. Octavo [21 cm] Purple colored illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Light rubbing to extremities. Includes a sheet of original Puce Stamps "Big Zero, Absolutely Guaranteed Worthless". Quite scarce with the Puce Stamps. "Puce Stamps are the only completely Worthless trading..... More
Great Britain: PS Artbooks, 2017. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Quarto [26.5cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. No dust jacket, as issued. A compilation of scarce, horror-themed St. John comics from the early 1950s. More
Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink Press, Inc., 1989. Original edition. Paperback. 32pp. Thin quarto [26 cm] Stapled illustrated wraps. Near fine condition. Contents include Mueller's Violent Clown and Foolbert Sturgeon's New Daily Comic Strip. More
New York: Alexicon Corp, 1970. Peter Green. First edition. Paperback. Slim quarto [28 cm] Stapled white and black printed wraps. Very good. The wraps are yellowed and lightly creased and stained. Cartoons spoofing the contemporary popular personalities of the seventies such as Elizabeth Taylor, Timothy Leary, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Nelson..... More
New York: Marvel, 2015. Paperback. 443pp. Octavo [26 cm] in wraps. From the book: "A man of science transforms into a man of action when Hank Pym invents an amazing growth serum and a cybernetic helmet, becoming-- the Astonishing Ant-Man!" More
New York: Marvel, 2022. Hardcover. 456pp. Quarto. [28cm] Black paper over boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Still in publisher's shrink wrap. Vain, greedy and prideful, Dr. Stephen Strange was a world-renowned surgeon until a car accident crippled his hands. Broken and destitute, he journeyed to Tibet in search of a legendary..... More
New York: Artisan, 1998. Early printing. Hardcover. 207pp. Quarto [29 cm] Black paper over boards. With light rubbing to the extremities. A book showcasing hundreds of illustrations, including a portfolio of previously unpublished pieces selected by the artist himself. More
Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink Comix, 1981. First edition. Paperback. Thin quarto [25 cm] Illustrated wraps. Fine condition. More
Providence: 1874. Walter F. Brown. Hardcover. Oblong quarto [25 cm x 28.5 cm] Blue moire cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the front cover and blind, black ink and gilt stamped decorative designs on the front cover. Good only. The edges of the covers are darkened and..... More
Seattle: Starwind Press, 1984. First edition. Paperback. 24pp. Thin quarto [26 cm] Stapled illustrated wraps. Fine condition. Lists the most significant events, and presents them in an accurate relationship to each other. More
Seattle: Starwind Press, 1984. First edition. Paperback. 24pp. Thin quarto [26 cm] Stapled illustrated wraps. Near fine condition. Lists the most significant events, and presents them in an accurate relationship to each other. More
Los Angeles: Self-published, 1979. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 25pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] in stapled wraps. Unobtrusive dampstain to rear wrap and to upper corners of last few leaves, else unworn. Signed by Panter and dated '80 on title page. Printed in an edition of 500. Gary Panter's second comic book..... More
Burbank, CA: DC Comics, 2017. George Perez. First edition. Paperback. 278pp. Quarto [26cm]; illustrated wraps. Originally published in single magazine form in Wonder Woman 15-24 and Wonder Woman Annual 1. Wonder Woman debuted in All Star Comics #8 but reemerged in 1986 via George Perez. This is the second volume..... More
Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2001. First Edition Thus. Paperback. 308pp. Octavo [23 cm] Full color illustrated wrappers. New. Winner of the prestigious American Book Award! The comic strip has been a staple of American newspapers for a century. It is a creation unique to cultural life and, in addition to entertainment..... More
Sudbury, MA: Water Row Press, 1995. First trade edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Quarto [28.5 cm] 81 pp. Hardbound in black paper-covered boards with gilt decoration. Comprehensive numbered bibliography with brief annotations. A useful item for the Crumb collector. With a bookplate that has been signed by R. Crumb mounted to the..... More
Sinland Press, 2004. First edition. 36pp. Elephant folio [40cm]. Silkscreened cardboard wrapper, limited to 500 numbered copies with number and signature written on back. Interior illustrations are printed in black, with title page and last page in color, on newsprint. Condition is near fine, with only a bit of wear..... More
London: Knockabout Limited, 2013. First edition. Paperback. 464pp. Quarto [25.5cm]. Glossy printed wraps. The greatest hits of Gilbert Shelton's favorite of his creations. Wonder Wart-Hog is an anti-hero, and a hilarious and spot-on parody of both "Superman" and the McCarthy-esque values of the 1950's. More
Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, 2006. First Edition. Paperback. Oversized wraps in colorful, illustrated spine and covers. "Over 40 years' worth of this landmark strip are collected for the first time, including a brand-new story and two autobiographical essays by Stack." New book with no flaws. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 147pp. Octavo [24 cm] Green, blue, and white pictorial paper over boards. With rubbing to the extremities, tanned pages, and light damp stains in the lower fore edge margins of the pages. There are numerous large losses from the edges..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Square quarto [28.5 cm] Red cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and the artist's name in large embossed letters on the front cover. The covers are just a bit rubbed and scuffed, and there..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Square quarto [28.5 cm] Red cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and the artist's name in large embossed letters on the front cover. The covers are just a bit rubbed and scuffed, and there..... More