Buy this book on-line Spiegelman, Art; Mouly, Francoise (Editors); Scieszka, Jon (Contributor) : The Toon Treasury Of Classic Children's ComicsHarry N. Abrams, New York City, NY, 2009 ISBN 0810957302
First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 352 pages. Retrospective selection of TOON comics. One of the finest anthologies of its kind ever assembled in our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial hard boards with titles on cover and spine, as issued. Contributions by various graphic artists. Edited with Introductions by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly. Essay by Jon Scieszka. Printed on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents "The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics". Some of the finest and most representative comics selected from what is widely acknowledged to be The Golden Age of American comics. "An unprecedented collection of the greatest comics for children, artfully compiled by two of the best-known creators in publishing and the field of comics. Focusses on comic books and contains humorous stories that range from a single-page to eight or even twenty-two pages, each complete and self-contained. The comics have been culled from The Golden Age of comic books, roughly from the 1940's through the early 1960's, and feature the best examples of works by such renowned artists and writers as Carl Barks, John Stanley, Sheldon Mayer, Walt Kelly, Basil Wolverton, and George Carlson, among many others" (Publisher's blurb). The anthology is divided into five parts: "Hey, Kids!", "Funny Animals", "Fantasyland", "Story Time!", and "Wacky & Weird". Spiegelman and Mouly introduce each section and provide brief biographies of the artists. The original comics books upon which this lavish volume is based are among the most collectible Americana, with the rarest commanding millions of dollars from private galleries and at auction. Essential, rewarding reading for parents and kids of all ages, here they are in one accessible volume. An absolute "must-have" title for American comics-book collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen on the title page by both Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a great collection. This is one of few such double-signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Some of the greatest graphic artists of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ART SPIEGELMAN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0810957302. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Spiegelman, Art; Mouly, Francoise (Editors); Scieszka, Jon (Contributor) : The Toon Treasury Of Classic Children's Comics. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, antiquarian books, out of print books, collectables and used books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |