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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes [Box Set]
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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes [Box Set] Hardcover - 2005

by Bill Watterson

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  • Hardcover

Composed of three hardcover, four-color volumes in a sturdy slipcase, this edition includes all "Calvin and Hobbes" cartoons that ever appeared in syndication and an original introduction by the author.

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Andrews McMeel Publishing. Used - Good. BOX HAS SOME MINOR SHELF WEAR BUT BOOKS REMAIN IN GOOD READABLE CONDITION. hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! Good condition with all pages in tact. Item shows signs of use and may have cosmetic defects.
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Details

  • Title The Complete Calvin and Hobbes [Box Set]
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 1440
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City
  • Date 2005-09-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # F-04-4805
  • ISBN 9780740748479 / 0740748475
  • Weight 22.25 lbs (10.09 kg)
  • Dimensions 12.5 x 11.2 x 5.2 in (31.75 x 28.45 x 13.21 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Comic books, strips, etc, Hobbes (Fictitious character)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004062709
  • Dewey Decimal Code 741.597

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Summary

Calvin and Hobbes is unquestionably one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The imaginative world of a boy and his real-only-to-him tiger was first syndicated in 1985 and appeared in more than 2,400 newspapers when Bill Watterson retired on January 1, 1996. The entire body of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons published in a truly noteworthy tribute to this singular cartoon in The Complete Calvin and Hobbes. Composed of three hardcover, four-color volumes in a sturdy slipcase, this New York Times best-selling edition includes all Calvin and Hobbes cartoons that ever appeared in syndication. This is the treasure that all Calvin and Hobbes fans seek.

Calvin and Hobbes
 one of the few universally admired by other cartoonists." --Charles Solomon, Los Angeles Times Book Review

From the publisher

Bill Watterson is the creator of Calvin and Hobbes, one of the most popular and well-regarded cartoon strips of the twentieth century. Calvin and Hobbes appeared in newspapers from November 1985 until Watterson's retirement in 1996.

Online:


gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/

Media reviews

Citations

  • Books & Culture, 01/01/2007, Page 12
  • Entertainment Weekly, 10/07/2005, Page 79
  • Ingram Advance, 09/01/2005, Page 90
  • Library Journal, 01/01/2006, Page 90
  • Publishers Weekly, 08/22/2005, Page 44

About the author

Bill Watterson is the creator of "Calvin and Hobbes," one of the most popular and well-regarded cartoon strips of the twentieth century. "Calvin and Hobbes" appeared in newspapers from November 1985 until Watterson's retirement in 1996.
Online:
gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/