OPIE, Robert
comics
CRUDDY: An Illustrated Novel.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Near fine in like jacket. Touches of shelfwear. Else clean, bright, and sharp. DJ unclipped. Illustrated novel from the acclaimed artist., the proported diary of a troubled sixteen-year-old.
LIONS AND TIGERS WITH CLYDE BEATTY
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Square 12mo. Pictorial boards. Touches of rubbing and shelfwear at edges; faint toning to pages, as usual. Else bright, clean, tight, and sharp. Near fine overall. An exceptionally well-kept copy from this notoriously fragile series. Big Little Book edition of the film "The.....
BATMAN: The Ultimate Guide to the Dark Knight: Updated Edition
(New York): DK, (2005). Revised. Hardcover. 4to. Glossy pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. Near fine in a very good plus DJ. Mild touches of edgewear, rubbing to jacket. Book bright, crisp, and clean inside and out. Several pages lightly creased. Binding sound. 144pp. Comprehensive illustrated guide to Batman and.....
PUBLIC ILLUMINATION MAGAZINE [Five Issues]
(New York): (Public Illumination Magazine), 1981. First Edition. Wraps. 32mo. Saddle-stapled illustrated wraps. Three issues fine condition, and two very near fine, one showing a tiny chip to spine and the other with light hints of exterior toning. Set impressively sharp and clean overall. Includes nos. 14 through 18 (May-July.....
THERE'S NO BUSINESS
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1989. Third printing. Wraps. Small 4to. Saddle-stapled pictorial wraps. A good plus copy. Some yellowing to wraps, and dampstaining to pages, resulting in light wrinkling throughout. Owner's name to FFEP. Else unmarked. Binding sound. 17pp. Bukowski's short story of a Las Vegas stand-up comedian, illustrated.....
THE INNER CITY ROMANCE COMIC: "CHOICES" (No. 1)
(Berkeley, CA): (Last Gasp Eco-Funnies Co.), (1972). First Edition. Wraps. Small 4to. Saddle-stapled pictorial wraps. A very good copy, with moderate wear and rubbing to covers; small chip to back cover; a bit toned throughout, but clean. First issue of this explicit African-American themed comic following the adventures of three.....
[Child's Cartooning Album]
[Pittsburgh]: [c. 1941-44]. Large 4to. String- tied brown leatherette album. Pages toned and partially detached from binding in places; some soil to page edges. Pencil drawings throughout, with printed illustrations mounted to pages in first half. Pencil smudged or faded in places, but generally clear, with written captions legible throughout.....
BIJOU FUNNIES - Vol. 1 No. 4
California: Print Mint / Bijou, 1970. First edition. Wraps. 4to. Very good in original wraps. Minor rubbing, small spilt at base of spine fold. Pages lightly toned. Else clean and sound. First printing; no kitchen sink logo. Great R. Crumb cover on this classic and early underground comic.
YOUR HYTONE COMIX
San Francisco: Apex Novelties, 1971. Second printing. Wraps. 8vo. Original stapled color pictorial wraps. Mild rubbing, some toning internally. Else clean and sound. [28]. [Kennedy 2285].
SUPERMAN: The Complete History [:] The Life and Times of the Man of Steel
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1998). Third printing. Hardcover. Small 4to. Pictorial boards in illustrated dust jacket. About fine in a very near fine DJ. INSCRIBED by Kidd to FFEP, with a speech bubble added to Superman's face. Mild hint of edgewear to jacket at top of spine. Book and contents.....
COMICS: Between the Panels
(Milwaukie, OR): Dark Horse Comics, (1998). Second printing. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth in illustrated dust jacket. Near fine in like DJ. Trace soil to top edge of pages. Else bright, crisp, and clean inside and out. Binding tight. 498pp. A comprehensive encyclopedia of comic books and their history.
[IF THE SHOE] FITS MAGAZINE - #2
San Francisco: FITS Collective, [197-]. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Pictorial wraps. A very good copy. Light edgewear and rubbing to wraps. Pages modestly age-toned (as usual for comic-style publications), but clean and unmarked throughout. Good and sound. 62pp. With front and back covers by Bill Griffith (author of Zippy). A......
TANTRUM
New York: Knopf, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Publisher's red cloth in original dust jacket. Mild toning to jacket with touches of edgewear, including two short closed tears at top edge of front panel. Price-clipped. Cloth fresh. Interior bright and clean. Near fine. Handsome copy of this first edition.....
GROPE - Vol. One No. One, Jan. 1964
New York: Tibor de Nagy Editions, 1964. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Stapled pictorial wraps. Some faint soil to front wrapper. Mild toning overall. Very good. One of 500 unnumbered copies. A scarce and important publication which apparently ran just one issue. Forakis, Yampolsky, and Fleming (all artist's better known for.....
FRANKENSTAIN'S MONSTER LEARNS HOW TO READ [Cover Title]
(New York): (School of Visual Arts), 1975. First Edition. Small 4to. pictorial self wraps. Offset on newsprint. Some toning, as expected. Mild wear. Else clean and sharp. Near fine overall. Early work from John Holmstrom, published the same year he founded PUNK magazine. At the time, Holmstrom was studying cartooning.....
BARNABY
Garden City: Blue Ribbon Books, 1943. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown faux-leather boards, no jacket. Light edgewear and soil to boards. Faint staining/scuffing to spine. Ownership signature to ffep. Touches of soil to endpapers; interior otherwise unmarked. Good plus. 361pp. Early collection of the first "Barnaby" comic strips, beginning with "Episode One.....
THE JEW OF NEW YORK
New York: Pantheon, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Square 8vo. Paper-covered boards in original paper sleeve. Minor edgewear and bumping to corners. One scuffed patch to back cover. Pages clean and unmarked. Historical epic in graphic novel form by "the most poetic, deeply layered artist ever to draw a comic strip".....
CAPTIVE CHAINS
Lawndale, CA: SST, 1978. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. 26.6 x 18.4 cm. Original stapled glossy pictorial wraps. One of an unnumbered edition of approximately 5000, "of which only about 100 found their way into commercial distribution" (Ohrt). [64]pp. Offset printed. Some mild toning, else quite sharp. Near fine or better.....
BUT WE LOVE YOU, CHARLIE BROWN: A New Peanuts Book
New York: Rinehart & Company, (1959). First Edition. Wraps. Small 8vo. Pictorial wraps. A very good copy. Small abrasions to front cover and spine; light corner crease to front. Gift inscription to inside front cover, and minimal corner creases to several pages. Pages clean, unmarked throughout. Good and sound. Unpaginated.....
SAVAGE HUMOR #1
Berkeley: Print Mint, (1973). First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Original stapled color pictorial wraps. Mild rubbing, some toning internally. Else clean and sound. First printing of this underground featuring work by Dwight R. Decker, Barking Dog, John Pound, Mike Royer, Scott Shaw, and Steve Sherman. [Kennedy 1733].
[Promotional Pamphlet Comic for the Book LA RAISON DANS L'HISTOIRE]
Paris: Fondation Pour le Depassement de L'Économie [Préhistorique], [1975]. Folio. Single sheet folded vertically, 12.5" by 18" approx. when closed; [4] pp. Very good. Folded twice additionally into quarters. Half of front page shows significant yellowing and light dampstains. Other pages moderately toned, yellowed. Else clean and unmarked. Text in.....
GRAVITY'S RAINBOW ILLUSTRED: One Picture for Every Page
(Portand, OR): Tin House Books, (2006). First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Original color pictorial boards in matching slipcase, as issued. Spine lightly sunned. Some trace wear overall. Else bright and sharp. Near fine. Uncommon first edition under Smith's original title, which led to threats of lawsuits from Pynchon and the.....
MINDFUCKE - No. 4 - Fall 1968
Washington DC: War Babies Unlimited, 1968. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Tape-bound pink pictorial wraps. Very good. Touches of soil and dampstains to wraps. Internally clean throughout. 56pp. Fourth issue of this wonderfully titled mimeo, subtitled "The Magazine of Mental Intercourse." Features a 19-panel comic by Art Spiegelman: "A Flash of.....
JANE UND JACK
Bonn: H.M. Hieronimi, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Dark yellow glossy pictorial boards. Very good. Spine sunned. Scuffed at corners and spine ends. Interior clean and unmarked. 64pp. Erotic graphic novel, in German. A brief text introduction sets the scene: a yacht full of pleasure-seekers and mysterious millionaires heads north.....
40: A Doonesbury Retrospective
Kansas City, Sydney and London: Andrews McMeel Publishing, (2010). First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. Pictorial boards in slipcase with wraparound band. SIGNED at title page. Trivial wear to boards. Slipcase mildly rubbed and bumped at corners. Band has a handful of short, closed tears. Interior bright and clean. Near fine. A.....