comics
XING QUI DA ZHAN (STAR WARS) / (THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK)
Shaoyang, Hunan, China: Meishu Chubanshe, 1981, 1982. First Edition. Wraps. Two oblong 32mo. booklets. Pictorial wraps. Light edgewear, with minor pen/soil to page block of second booklet only. Minor dampstaining to back cover of second booklet only. Light foxing/toning throughout. Very good plus (Star Wars) and very good (Empire). Set.....
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.
THE BEST AMERICAN COMICS 2008
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Publisher's maroon boards in original dust jacket. Jacket lightly frayed at corners. Boards fresh. Interior bright and clean. Very good plus. 324pp. The 2008 ediiton of The Best American Comics, with selections from T. Edward Bak, Alison Bechdel.....
SAM'S BAR: An American Landscape
Garden City: Doubleday, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Green cloth spine over black boards, in blue pictorial dust jacket. Minor shelfwear, with a few very small tears to jacket edges. Mild toning to pages. Very good plus in like jacket. Graphic novel collaboration between Barthelme and artist Seymour Chwast.
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.....
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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.....
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[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].
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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.
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[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.....
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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.....
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[Archive of Seven Original Color Cartoon Drawings]
[New York]: 1980. Pen, pencil and colored ink on paper. Various sizes. Occasional marginal creases, "Kink Shop" has had one panel replaced. Overall near fine. Includes three example of "Detective Noodles," three of "Bosko," and on of "One Day at the Kink Shop." At the time he helped launch PUNK.....
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".....
HANK KETCHAM'S COMPLETE DENNIS THE MENACE 1951-1952
(Seattle): (Fantagraphics Books), (2005). First Edition. Hardcover. 16mo. Pictorial boards in dust jacket. Near fine in like DJ. Trace dust to boards and jacket, but clean and sharp overall. 589pp. First volume in a series collecting all Dennis the Menace comics.
BAZOOKA COMIKS NO. 2
Vancouver, BC: Rebel Crime Press, 1979. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Saddle stapled wraps. Minimal wear. Near fine. Cover in color, interior comics and text in black and white. Second issue of the hard-to-find Vancouver zine. Published by Dave Gregg, former guitarist for D.O.A., and edited by Montgomery, brother of D.O.A./Danzig.....
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.....
BRICK BRADFORD IN THE CITY BENEATH THE SEA
Akron, OH / New York, NY: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1934. Wraps. 24mo. Perfect-bound pictorial wraps. Very good. Light edgewear and some reading wear to spine; wraps just a bit faded; small dampstain to fore edge. Heavily tanned throughout (as typical for paper quality) but clean; binding tight. Unpaginated. Rare.....