The Smithsonian collection of Newspaper Comics by Blackbeard, Bill and williams, Martin - 1977

Harry N Abrams / Smithsonian, 1978-05-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 14x10x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Moderate foxing. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press & Abrams, 1977. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Light crease to spine, extremely little wear to spine head & foot, few faint marks to spine, else near fine(+).. Black folio; 336 p, b&w illlus; 36 cm. Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States. Contents: Struwwelpeter, Pagliacci, and Puss and Boots: folklore figures in the early Sunday comic strip, 1896-1916 -- Mr. Caudle, Sherlock Holmes, and the Artless dodger / popular images in the early daily comic strip, 1907-1925 -- Old cunning stagers: Long-lived stars of the comic strip's second two decades, 1916-1936 -- Sunny Toonerville and the darkling world: anecdote and narrative in the daily comic strip, 1917-1933 -- Popeye, the Skipper, and the abyss of space and time: anecdote and narrative in the Sunday comic strip, 1930-1941 -- Shadow shapes in moving rows: extended narrative in the daily and Sunday comic strip, 1928-1943 -- Cats, dogs, possums, counts, and others: a comics… Read More

Smithsonian Books/Harry Abrams. Used - Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. In original mailer. (humor, comics, cartoons, art) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.