Male Call
by Milton Caniff (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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NZ$247.49NZ$173.25
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About This Item
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1945 Simon & Schuster, New York. 1945. Paper bound hardcover. First Edition (no other printings noted). Inscribed by the author on the title page in his characteristic block signature. Book is unmarked. Book Condition: Good; text block is taped to back of hard boards; one page was loose in the center and taped into place; wear to corners with intact spine. Rear half of DJ is laid in text. Red tinted edges. Unpaginated. Male Call is a cartoon series featuring Miss Lace, the WWII GI's own chick. Created by a civilian for use in over 2000 camp newspapers it was never released to civilian publications. Notable for the realistic depiction of soldiers. This is a compilation of 112 GI comic strips published during the war. A clean and presentable but fragile book rare due to the autograph.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003724
- Title
- Male Call
- Author
- Milton Caniff (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- World War II, military journalists, military cartoonists, military newspapers, camp newspapers, Miss Lace, Milton Caniff, soldier morale, artists, WWII artists, Stars and Stripes newspapers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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