New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1970. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. About Very Good/Good Plus to Very Good. A collection of wit and satire and mostly just good-humored fun by some of the world's foremost cartoonists at work in the mid-20th century, including Charles Addams, Ed Arno, Johnny Hart, Tony Munzlinger, Charles Schulz and George Price. Cartoons that originally appeared in publications such as The Saturday Evening Post, Punch, and Look are here given full pages. 9 x 12", 140 pages. Boards bumped at lower corners, some light edgewear; top edge of text lightly foxed, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square. The dustjacket shows foxing along the top edge of both panels and flaps. Also worn at the edges and corners with some tape-repaired tears and a half-inch chip missing at the top of spine. Not collectable perhaps but certainly memory-evoking.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005029
Title: GREAT CARTOONS OF THE WORLD: Series Four
Author: Bailey, John, Editor
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - About Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good Plus to Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
Publisher: Crown Publishers, Inc.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1970
Keywords: CARTOONS, FIRST EDITION, HUMOR, SATIRE, POLITICS,
Bookseller catalogs: Humor; Art; Magazines;

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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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