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Condition: Good. Boards are clean. Content is clean with light spotting and writing on the ffep. Good DJ is clean.

Condition: Good. 21 Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 74, no. 7 (Whole No. 434). Cover photo of Georges Simenon. Includes "The Ledbetter Syndrome" by Stanley Ellin; "Card Sense" by James Holding; "Jericho and the Assassin" by Hugh Pentecost; "A Craving for Originality" by Bill Pronzini; "The Melted-Sugar Glaze" by Nan Hamilton; "The Bailey Theory" by Dale L. Walker; "The Metamorphosis of Professor Higgins" by Kevin Kotowski; "A Little Piece of Room" by Barbara Owens; "The Toy Killer" by Barbara Williamson; "Coins at Large" by Ernest Savage; "Scrimshaw" by Brian Garfield; "The Haunting of Shawley Rectory" by Ruth Rendell; "The Spy Who Wasn't Needed" by Edward D. Hoch; "Mystery Newsletter" by Otto Penzler & Chris Steinbrunner; "The Jury Box" by Jon L. Breen; "Index to Volume Seventy-Fouyr". Creasing; tanning; minor stains. No label, never was.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very good copy of the presumed first hard cover edition (no explicit edition or printing statement), lacking a dust-jacket. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding bright and fresh in appearance. A sharp copy. [Please note: Due to the size and weight of the volume extra shipping may be required depending on the destination and speed of delivery requested. Quotations gladly provided.].

hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover. Near Fine condition. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Comic strips and comic books were among the most popular and influential forms of mass media in 20thcentury America. This fascinating book focuses on fifteen pioneering cartoonists--ranging from Winsor McCay to Chris Ware--who brought this genre to the highest level of artistic expression and who had the greatest impact on the development of the form.Organized chronologically, 'Masters of American Comics 'explores the rise of newspaper comic strips and comic books and considers their artistic development throughout the century. Presenting a wide selection of original drawings as well as progressive proofs, vintage printed Sunday pages, and comic books themselves, the authors also look at how the art of comics was transformed by artistic innovation as well as by changes in popular taste, economics, and printing conventions.First appearing in newspaper Sunday supplements, the comic strip became immediately successful and created the largest audience of any medium of its time. The comic book first began as a way to print existing newspaper comics, then subsequently established the mass popularity of superheroes in the 1940s and 1950s before it matured as a vehicle for independent personal expression in the underground comic books and graphic novels of the 1960s.Included in the book are insightful and entertaining essays on individual artists written by major figures in the fields of comics, narrative illustration, literature, popular culture, and art history. 'Masters of American Comics 'convincingly positions the genre of comics into the history of art and is destined to become a classic text for years to come. This fascinating book focuses on fifteen pioneering cartoonists--ranging from Winsor McCay to Chris Ware--who brought this genre to the highest level of artistic expression and who had the greatest impact on the development of the form. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Comic strips and comic books were among the most popular and influential forms of mass media in 20thcentury America. This fascinating book focuses on fifteen pioneering cartoonists--ranging from Winsor McCay to Chris Ware--who brought this genre to the highest level of artistic expression and who had the greatest impact on the development of the form.Organized chronologically, 'Masters of American Comics 'explores the rise of newspaper comic strips and comic books and considers their artistic development throughout the century. Presenting a wide selection of original drawings as well as progressive proofs, vintage printed Sunday pages, and comic books themselves, the authors also look at how the art of comics was transformed by artistic innovation as well as by changes in popular taste, economics, and printing conventions.First appearing in newspaper Sunday supplements, the comic strip became immediately successful and created the largest audience of any medium of its time. The comic book first began as a way to print existing newspaper comics, then subsequently established the mass popularity of superheroes in the 1940s and 1950s before it matured as a vehicle for independent personal expression in the underground comic books and graphic novels of the 1960s.Included in the book are insightful and entertaining essays on individual artists written by major figures in the fields of comics, narrative illustration, literature, popular culture, and art history. 'Masters of American Comics 'convincingly positions the genre of comics into the history of art and is destined to become a classic text for years to come. This fascinating book focuses on fifteen pioneering cartoonists--ranging from Winsor McCay to Chris Ware--who brought this genre to the highest level of artistic expression and who had the greatest impact on the development of the form. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Exhibition Edition. 9.5 X 1 X 13 inches; 318 pages; color and B&W illustrations throughout the book. Minor bump wear on the head of the spine. Few minor speckles on the top exterior edge of textblock. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. In mint condition with few signs of use. The binding is tight and the pages are crisp and clean. The book cover may have minor incidental marks and other blemishes. Prime-eligible, free and fast shipping with stellar return policy backed by Amazon and customer-first Canadian business.; 9.5 X 1 X 13 inches; 328 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 328 pages. 13.00x9.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Befriedigend. 376 Seiten ohne Schutzumschlag, außen mit Gebrauchsspuren, sonst innen guter Zustand, Artikel stammt aus Nichtraucherhaushalt! T11780 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 789.