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Poetry Verses by Wilbur D. NesbitAfterword by Comics Historian Jeet HeerA grittier and less sentimental predecessor to Norman Rockwell, Clare Briggs exemplified the larger journey of American society from small-town innocence to urbane sophistication. The son of a farm machinery salesman, Briggs left his rural home as a young man to forge a career as an illustrator and cartoonist, earning success in such big-city papers as "The Chicago Examiner," the "Chicago Tribune," and the "New York Tribune." Within a few years, he became one of the most popular and imitated cartoonists in America: Frank King, Milton Caniff, and the first generation of "New Yorker" cartoonists all emulated Briggs. Eschewing the roughneck humor of early comic strips, Briggs drew low-key strips in two modes: nostalgic reveries focused on memories of small-town boyhood and satirical strips about the squabbles inherent in married life. First published in 1913 by P. F. Volland and Company of Chicago, "Oh Skin-Nay!" is a collaboration between Briggs and poet Wilbur D. Nesbit and portrays a year in the life of small-town America through the eyes of the twelve-year-old boy--wood gathering, sleigh rides, games of post office, swimming holes, and sandlot ball games. This book is presented as a facsimile edition of double-page spreads containing short poems and full-page cartoons as well as an expanded afterword on Briggs by comics historian Jeet Heer.
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Born in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, in 1875, Clare Briggs died of pneumonia in 1930, after struggling with a nervous disorder that was destroying his optic nerve and ability to draw.
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Originally published in 1913, a collaboration between the noted early twentieth-century cartoonist and poet Wilbur D. Nesbit chronicles a year in the life of small-town America from the perspective of a twelve-year-old boy who details a world of sleigh rides, wood gathering, games of post office, swimming holes, and sandlot ball games.
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- PublisherDrawn and Quarterly
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1894937929
- ISBN 13 9781894937924
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages136
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Unpaginated; 12 1/2 x 9 1/4" Includes an afterword by Jeff Heer. This is a facsimile reprint of the original P.F. Volland & Co. 1913 publishing. Shipping will be extra for this large and heavy book, please inquire. Boards long edge has a small bump; lettering on spine is mostly faded and cloth is slightly worn; black ink dot on bottom and top page edge; otherwise text block is in fine condition. Seller Inventory # 86034
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