Gurney Alex (23 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Paperback first edition 1986. This book is in very good condition - pages tanning; spine slightly leaning; light edge wear; a one inch mark and scrape on the inside of the front board echoed on opposite page. Photos available on request. Alex Gurney (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Condition of Softcover Boo: Very Good . A nice clean copy Here between book covers at last are Bluey, Curley, Stiffy, Mo, Ben Bowyang, Bill Smith and all their mates the best and essence of Australian humour. These disreputable characters were ockers even before the word was coined. They are all the creations of Alex Gurney who stood out even in a country as rich inn cartooning talent as Australia.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 1951 very good hardback, browning to page edges and endpapers, board corners slightly rubbed, in a good dust wrapper, corners and edges rubbed, small closed tears, small piece missing at the bottom of rear cover and top of front cover. Protected by clear removable archival covering. Bookseller stamp at the bottom of front free endpaper. No inscription. Not price clipped. 78 pages. Illustrations by Alex Gurney.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good in PVC Sleeve. First Edition. A nice clean straight book, Dust jacket bright complete, slight damage to top of front panel. Alex Gurney (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. First Edition. 78 pages, b/w cartoon illustrations. Cover a little shaded, internally bright and clean. Alex Gurney (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hard Cover. Flesk Publications 2020. 1st Edition. Book condition: VF - Very Fine. Dust Jacket. Part Colour illustrations. Dust Jacket condition: F - Fine. The best-selling Spectrum series continues with this lavishly produced 26th-anniversary annual, with over 600 works by over 330 diverse artists. Spectrum is the premier showcase for imaginative fantastic arts in the book, comics, film, horror, illustration, sculpture, conceptual art, fine art and videogame genres. With exceptional images by extraordinary creators, this elegant, full-color collection showcases an international cadre of creators working in every style and medium-both traditional and digital. Featuring more than 600 works by over 330 diverse visionaries, including Alex Alice, Brom, Rovina Cai, J.A.W. Cooper, Jesper Ejsing, Ki Gawki, Annie Stegg Gerard, Donato Giancola, James Gurney, Tyler Jacobson, Vanessa Lemen, Jeffrey Alan Love, Mark Newman, Victo Ngai, Greg Ruth and Yuko Shimizu. Spectrum 26 continues the freshness and excellence that was established more than a quarter-century ago. The mission of Spectrum is to promote the fantastic arts and provide an annual showcase for contemporary artists. The collection exists to honor the imaginations of very special artists who delight in helping us see the world in a wonderfully different light. It's our job to help them reach a wider appreciative audience. 336 pages. Size: 10" x 11" (250mm x 280mm). (1.8). Alex Alice, Brom, Rovina Cai, J.A.W. Cooper, Jesper Ejsing, Ki Gawki, Annie Stegg Gerard, Donato Giancola, James Gurney, Tyler Jacobson, Vanessa Lemen (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. Very Good With Occasional Spotting Pp 60 Illustrated Throughout.

Stapled Wrapper. Condition: Good. 48 pages. Illustrated, small stained some pages, spine wear& small tear.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. St. Kilda: Lawrence Kay Original printing of this book of cartoons,not dated but early to mid 1940s, cartoons appeared in Pictorial newspapers in Australia. 50 pages in overall clean condition just some rust marks where staples are in the centre folds, Staples remain rusty middle pages is loose but rest are still holding.Every page has cartoon illustrations with period adverts on inside of covers. NO dustwrapper, outer illustrated paper covers have a few light marks and some light creasing, both front and rear covers are detached but book is complete,Though not perfect still a pleasing example of a scarce book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . First Edition. Illustrated paper Covers. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Alex Gurney. 10 ½ x 7 Inches. Paper Covers. Alex Gurney (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First. St. Kilda: Lawrence Kay Original printing of this book of cartoons,not dated but early to mid 1940s, cartoons appeared in Pictorial newspapers in Australia. 50 pages in overall clean condition just some light tanning to pages due to quality of paper used at the time of printing, Every page has cartoon illustrations with period adverts on inside of covers. NO dustwrapper, outer illustrated paper covers have a few light marks and small loss to front cover, both front and rear covers are detached but book is complete, staples holding the rest of book they are NOT rusty. Though not perfect still a pleasing example of a scarce book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . First. Illustrated paper Covers. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Alex Gurney. 10 ½ x 7 Inches. Paper Covers. Alex Gurney (illustrator).…

Wraps. Condition: Good -. Promotional issue, single issue, reintroducing the cartoon characters after Gurney's 5 years of army life and one year of civilian life. Front page cartoon shows the 2 characters sketching a caricature of Gurney, with one saying "Wacko! Don't forget his bald head and big tummy!" as an exasperated Gurney poses, pipe in mouth for his portrait. Oblong 8vo, 24 pp. Slightly chipped at foredge of second page. Trove records editions for 1945, 1946 and 1947.…

Paperback. Condition: Good Plus. No Jacket. First. St. Kilda: Lawrence Kay Original printing of this book of cartoons,not dated but early to mid 1940s, cartoons appeared in Pictorial newspapers in Australia. 50 pages in bright clean condition.neat ink former owners details on first page,some small rust marks where staples were in the centre folds, Staples are now gone so pages are loose in the covers but all present. Every page has cartoon illustrations with period adverts on inside of covers. NO dustwrapper, outer illustrated paper covers have a few light marks and light creasing to corners. Thogh not perfect still a pleasing example of a scarce book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . First. Illustrated paper Covers. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Alex Gurney. 10 ¾ x 8 Inches. Paper Covers. Alex Gurney (illustrator).…

pictorial wrappers Very Good oblong octavo 50pp., comic strips, Possibly the first issue. Cover shows Bluey & Curley in the jungle with a notice nailed to a tree 'Kokoda Trail, Buna, Milne Bay etc,'. Some silver-fishing to wrappers & first three pages o/w nice copy. Very scarce. PHOTO available.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Adelaide, News Limited, August 1947. Large oblong octavo, 52 pages (including the covers) with an illustrated introduction, 47 pages of comic strips, and advertisements on three sides of the covers. Saddle-stapled colour-pictorial title-wrappers; front cover slightly marked, with the bottom edge lightly chipped; split to the spine below the bottom staple expertly sealed; text paper uniformly tanned; top corner lightly creased throughout; in very good condition. The editor introduces the reader to 'Mister Bluey and Mister Curley . deliberately. It's a title they've had for more than a year now, and, like thousands of other men who have swapped an Army number for a name, they are liking the change'. The introduction features Bluey and Curley 'drawing' their creator, Alex Gurney ('Wacko! Don't forget his bald head and big tummy!'). Alexander George (Alex) Gurney (1902-1955) 'was already well established as a caricaturist, cartoonist, and comic strip artist . [when, in] late 1939, following the outbreak of World War II, he created his most famous characters, Bluey and Curley, which first appeared in the "Picture-News" magazine. It was transferred to "The Sun News-Pictorial" in 1940' and was widely syndicated. The Annuals were published from 1941 to 1960. After Gurney's death, 'the strip was drawn by Norman Howard Rice (1911-1956). Rice died as the result of a car accident on 31 December 1956 . The strip was then drawn by Les Dixon from 1957 until 1975' (Wikipedia). The strip featured a pair of soldiers, red-headed Bluey, the Great War veteran who had re-enlisted in the Second AIF, and Curley (the hair again), the new recruit. 'As an accredited war correspondent, Gurney visited army camps throughout Australia to obtain authentic detail and gain a feel for military life; he contracted malaria in August 1944 while visiting New Guinea. The strip made "superb use of Australian idiom and slang", and had an "instinctive understanding and interpretation of the Australian male"' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography'). 'Although Bluey and Curley were popular with Australians because they related to the slang, attitude, and the lack of respect towards authority exhibited by the main characters, the strip lost some of its appeal and readership when the pair returned to "civvy street"' (Wikipedia again - although a 37-year run is not bad by any reckoning).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Adelaide, News Ltd., November 1948. Large oblong octavo, 52 pages (including the covers) with an illustrated introduction, 47 pages of comic strips, and advertisements on three sides of the covers. Saddle-stapled colour-pictorial title-wrappers slightly marked; short split to the spine and a tiny tear to the front cover expertly sealed; text paper uniformly tanned; overall, in excellent condition. The cover features Bluey and Curley 'assisting' their creator, Alex Gurney (even the 'Australian Dictionary of Biography' describes him as 'a balding, stocky, bespectacled man'). Alexander George (Alex) Gurney (1902-1955) 'was already well established as a caricaturist, cartoonist, and comic strip artist . [when, in] late 1939, following the outbreak of World War II, he created his most famous characters, Bluey and Curley, which first appeared in the "Picture-News" magazine. It was transferred to "The Sun News-Pictorial" in 1940' and was widely syndicated. The Annuals were published from 1941 to 1960. After Gurney's death, 'the strip was drawn by Norman Howard Rice (1911-1956). Rice died as the result of a car accident on 31 December 1956 . The strip was then drawn by Les Dixon from 1957 until 1975' (Wikipedia). The strip featured a pair of soldiers, red-headed Bluey, the Great War veteran who had re-enlisted in the Second AIF, and Curley (the hair again), the new recruit. 'As an accredited war correspondent, Gurney visited army camps throughout Australia to obtain authentic detail and gain a feel for military life; he contracted malaria in August 1944 while visiting New Guinea. The strip made "superb use of Australian idiom and slang", and had an "instinctive understanding and interpretation of the Australian male"' (ADB). 'Although Bluey and Curley were popular with Australians because they related to the slang, attitude, and the lack of respect towards authority exhibited by the main characters, the strip lost some of its appeal and readership when the pair returned to "civvy street"' (Wikipedia again - although a 37-year run is not bad by any reckoning).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Adelaide, News Ltd., November 1948. Large oblong octavo, 52 pages (including the covers) with an illustrated introduction, 47 pages of comic strips, and advertisements on three sides of the covers. Saddle-stapled colour-pictorial title-wrappers slightly marked; split to the spine (between the staples) and a few short edge tears to the rear cover expertly sealed; text paper uniformly tanned; overall, in excellent condition. The cover features Bluey and Curley 'assisting' their creator, Alex Gurney (even the 'Australian Dictionary of Biography' describes him as 'a balding, stocky, bespectacled man'). Alexander George (Alex) Gurney (1902-1955) 'was already well established as a caricaturist, cartoonist, and comic strip artist . [when, in] late 1939, following the outbreak of World War II, he created his most famous characters, Bluey and Curley, which first appeared in the "Picture-News" magazine. It was transferred to "The Sun News-Pictorial" in 1940' and was widely syndicated. The Annuals were published from 1941 to 1960. After Gurney's death, 'the strip was drawn by Norman Howard Rice (1911-1956). Rice died as the result of a car accident on 31 December 1956 . The strip was then drawn by Les Dixon from 1957 until 1975' (Wikipedia). The strip featured a pair of soldiers, red-headed Bluey, the Great War veteran who had re-enlisted in the Second AIF, and Curley (the hair again), the new recruit. 'As an accredited war correspondent, Gurney visited army camps throughout Australia to obtain authentic detail and gain a feel for military life; he contracted malaria in August 1944 while visiting New Guinea. The strip made "superb use of Australian idiom and slang", and had an "instinctive understanding and interpretation of the Australian male"' (ADB). 'Although Bluey and Curley were popular with Australians because they related to the slang, attitude, and the lack of respect towards authority exhibited by the main characters, the strip lost some of its appeal and readership when the pair returned to "civvy street"' (Wikipedia again - although a 37-year run is not bad by any reckoning).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Adelaide, News Ltd., October 1949. Large oblong octavo, 52 pages (including the covers) with an illustrated introduction, 47 pages of comic strips, and advertisements on three sides of the covers. Saddle-stapled colour-pictorial title-wrappers a little marked; text paper uniformly tanned; in excellent condition. 'Perhaps because they had heard that all the nice girls loved a sailor - but Bluey and Curley achieved a spectacular climax to another notable year by making a trip in the "Sydney", Australia's new aircraft carrier' (the introduction). Alexander George (Alex) Gurney (1902-1955) 'was already well established as a caricaturist, cartoonist, and comic strip artist . [when, in] late 1939, following the outbreak of World War II, he created his most famous characters, Bluey and Curley, which first appeared in the "Picture-News" magazine. It was transferred to "The Sun News-Pictorial" in 1940' and was widely syndicated. The Annuals were published from 1941 to 1960. After Gurney's death, 'the strip was drawn by Norman Howard Rice (1911-1956). Rice died as the result of a car accident on 31 December 1956 . The strip was then drawn by Les Dixon from 1957 until 1975' (Wikipedia). The strip featured a pair of soldiers, red-headed Bluey, the Great War veteran who had re-enlisted in the Second AIF, and Curley (the hair again), the new recruit. 'As an accredited war correspondent, Gurney visited army camps throughout Australia to obtain authentic detail and gain a feel for military life; he contracted malaria in August 1944 while visiting New Guinea. The strip made "superb use of Australian idiom and slang", and had an "instinctive understanding and interpretation of the Australian male"' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography'). 'Although Bluey and Curley were popular with Australians because they related to the slang, attitude, and the lack of respect towards authority exhibited by the main characters, the strip lost some of its appeal and readership when the pair returned to "civvy street"' (Wikipedia again - although a 37-year run is not bad by any reckoning).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Adelaide, News [Limited], August 1946. Large oblong octavo, 52 pages (including the covers) with an illustrated introduction by the editor, 47 pages of comic strips, and advertisements on three sides of the covers. Colour-pictorial card covers; front cover slightly marked or foxed; in excellent condition. 'No more of the Army game of lining up for everything - for pay parade or mosquito nets or new shirts or beer ration - for Bluey and Curley. They're in Civvy street now. They line up only for cigarettes or shirts at the bargain counter, or beer at the pub .' (The Editor). Alexander George (Alex) Gurney (1902-1955) 'was already well established as a caricaturist, cartoonist, and comic strip artist . [when, in] late 1939, following the outbreak of World War II, he created his most famous characters, Bluey and Curley, which first appeared in the "Picture-News" magazine. It was transferred to "The Sun News-Pictorial" in 1940' and was widely syndicated. The Annuals were published from 1941 to 1960. After Gurney's death, 'the strip was drawn by Norman Howard Rice (1911-1956). Rice died as the result of a car accident on 31 December 1956 . The strip was then drawn by Les Dixon from 1957 until 1975' (Wikipedia). The strip featured a pair of soldiers, red-headed Bluey, the Great War veteran who had re-enlisted in the Second AIF, and Curley (the hair again), the new recruit. 'As an accredited war correspondent, Gurney visited army camps throughout Australia to obtain authentic detail and gain a feel for military life; he contracted malaria in August 1944 while visiting New Guinea. The strip made "superb use of Australian idiom and slang", and had an "instinctive understanding and interpretation of the Australian male"' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography'). 'Although Bluey and Curley were popular with Australians because they related to the slang, attitude, and the lack of respect towards authority exhibited by the main characters, the strip lost some of its appeal and readership when the pair returned to "civvy street"' (Wikipedia again - although a 37-year run is not bad by any reckoning).…

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Adelaide, News [Limited], August 1946. Large oblong octavo, 52 pages (including the covers) with an illustrated introduction by the editor, 47 pages of comic strips, and advertisements on three sides of the covers. Colour-pictorial card covers; essentially a fine copy. 'No more of the Army game of lining up for everything - for pay parade or mosquito nets or new shirts or beer ration - for Bluey and Curley. They're in Civvy street now. They line up only for cigarettes or shirts at the bargain counter, or beer at the pub .' (The Editor). Alexander George (Alex) Gurney (1902-1955) 'was already well established as a caricaturist, cartoonist, and comic strip artist . [when, in] late 1939, following the outbreak of World War II, he created his most famous characters, Bluey and Curley, which first appeared in the "Picture-News" magazine. It was transferred to "The Sun News-Pictorial" in 1940' and was widely syndicated. The Annuals were published from 1941 to 1960. After Gurney's death, 'the strip was drawn by Norman Howard Rice (1911-1956). Rice died as the result of a car accident on 31 December 1956 . The strip was then drawn by Les Dixon from 1957 until 1975' (Wikipedia). The strip featured a pair of soldiers, red-headed Bluey, the Great War veteran who had re-enlisted in the Second AIF, and Curley (the hair again), the new recruit. 'As an accredited war correspondent, Gurney visited army camps throughout Australia to obtain authentic detail and gain a feel for military life; he contracted malaria in August 1944 while visiting New Guinea. The strip made "superb use of Australian idiom and slang", and had an "instinctive understanding and interpretation of the Australian male"' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography'). 'Although Bluey and Curley were popular with Australians because they related to the slang, attitude, and the lack of respect towards authority exhibited by the main characters, the strip lost some of its appeal and readership when the pair returned to "civvy street"' (Wikipedia again - although a 37-year run is not bad by any reckoning).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Melbourne, Printed and published by Lawrence Kay for Pictorial Newspapers, Herald and Weekly Times Ltd., [1942]. Large oblong octavo, 52 pages (including the covers) with an illustrated introduction, 47 pages of comic strips, and advertisements on three sides of the covers. Saddle-stapled colour-pictorial title-wrappers a little foxed and marked, and slightly pulled at the staples, with a few tiny tears to the rear cover expertly sealed; mild signs of age and use; a very good copy. The rare second annual. 'Here they are again, the two irrepressibles - as large as life and as vital as the pen that gave them birth. They have travelled far since, egged on by Alex Gurney, the artist who has launched a thousand quips, they butted their way into The News two years ago. But now, having moved among the wonders (and smells) of the East, they are back in their native land, with a choice collection of cobbers and buddies acquired en route. Happily for us, Bluey and Curley themselves don't appear to have changed, though time and contact with war's sterner realities may possibly have mellowed them a little. But in all essentials they remain the same casual irresponsibles, audaciously and outrageously amusing, forever getting into scrapes, but doing their bit toward helping their country out of the biggest scrape of all' (the introduction). Alexander George (Alex) Gurney (1902-1955) 'was already well established as a caricaturist, cartoonist, and comic strip artist . [when, in] late 1939, following the outbreak of World War II, he created his most famous characters, Bluey and Curley, which first appeared in the "Picture-News" magazine. It was transferred to "The Sun News-Pictorial" in 1940' and was widely syndicated. The Annuals were published from 1941 to 1960. After Gurney's death, 'the strip was drawn by Norman Howard Rice (1911-1956). Rice died as the result of a car accident on 31 December 1956 . The strip was then drawn by Les Dixon from 1957 until 1975' (Wikipedia). The strip featured a pair of soldiers, red-headed Bluey, the Great War veteran who had re-enlisted in the Second AIF, and Curley (the hair again), the new recruit. 'As an accredited war correspondent, Gurney visited army camps throughout Australia to obtain authentic detail and gain a feel for military life; he contracted malaria in August 1944 while visiting New Guinea. The strip made "superb use of Australian idiom and slang", and had an "instinctive understanding and interpretation of the Australian male"' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography'). 'Although Bluey and Curley were popular with Australians because they related to the slang, attitude, and the lack of respect towards authority exhibited by the main characters, the strip lost some of its appeal and readership when the pair returned to "civvy street"' (Wikipedia again - although a 37-year run is not bad by any reckoning).…

pictorial wrappers Nice copy oblong octavo (48)pp., comic strips, Cover shows Bluey & Curley looking at portraits on wall & saying 'them were the days'. Very scarce An exceptionally nice copy. Scarce, especially in this condition. PHOTO available.

pictorial wrappers Nice copy oblong octavo 50pp., comic strips, Possibly the first issue. Cover shows Bluey & Curley in the jungle with a notice nailed to a tree 'Kokoda Trail, Buna, Milne Bay etc,'. An exceptionally nice copy. Very scarce, especially in this condition. PHOTO available.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Melbourne, Printed and published by Lawrence Kay for Pictorial Newspapers, Herald and Weekly Times Ltd., [1941]. Large quarto (but printed throughout in oblong format), 52 pages (including the covers) with an illustrated introduction, a full-page advertisement ('Learn Drawing for Profit!'), 46 pages of comic strips, and advertisements on three sides of the covers. Saddle-stapled colour-pictorial title-wrappers a little foxed and marked, with a short sealed split to the foot of the spine; staples rusty, staining a little the paper in close proximity; mild signs of age and use; overall, a very good copy. The very rare first annual. 'Many who have followed their adventures and misadventures in The News and in Digger journals in the Middle East have urged that Bluey and Curley richly deserve a taste of C.B. - not in the form of confinement to barracks, but between the covers of a book. Hence the present volume. There is in the humour of Alex Gurney, the creator of the two irresponsible irrepressibles, something of the richness of a fine old port, a sound vintage calculated to improve with keeping and to bring a mellow glow to those who sample it. As comic creations Bluey and Curley are worthy to rank with Bairnsfather's immortal Old Bill. Their hard-boiled geniality and irreverent humour are typical of the Digger when off parade, and are qualities which have helped him to emerge with a grin from many a tight corner' (the introduction). Alexander George (Alex) Gurney (1902-1955) 'was already well established as a caricaturist, cartoonist, and comic strip artist . [when, in] late 1939, following the outbreak of World War II, he created his most famous characters, Bluey and Curley, which first appeared in the "Picture-News" magazine. It was transferred to "The Sun News-Pictorial" in 1940' and was widely syndicated. The Annuals were published from 1941 to 1960. After Gurney's death, 'the strip was drawn by Norman Howard Rice (1911-1956). Rice died as the result of a car accident on 31 December 1956 . The strip was then drawn by Les Dixon from 1957 until 1975' (Wikipedia). The strip featured a pair of soldiers, red-headed Bluey, the Great War veteran who had re-enlisted in the Second AIF, and Curley (the hair again), the new recruit. 'As an accredited war correspondent, Gurney visited army camps throughout Australia to obtain authentic detail and gain a feel for military life; he contracted malaria in August 1944 while visiting New Guinea. The strip made "superb use of Australian idiom and slang", and had an "instinctive understanding and interpretation of the Australian male"' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography'). 'Although Bluey and Curley were popular with Australians because they related to the slang, attitude, and the lack of respect towards authority exhibited by the main characters, the strip lost some of its appeal and readership when the pair returned to "civvy street"' (Wikipedia again - although a 37-year run is not bad by any reckoning).…