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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: Very Good. 21 Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm ISBN 9780894715600, 9780894715617, 0894715607, 0894715615 OCLC 17189923 ; photographic stiff paper wrappers ; Contents: Sport news -- Canon Photo Essay -- Features, portraits -- Illustrations -- Sports -- Judge's report -- The winners ; photographers and their work include: Joe Abell, Rich Addicks, Bradley Clift, Al Podgorski, Kim Komenich, James Nachtwey, Peter Essick, Joanna Pinneo, Geoffrey Biddle, Judy Griesedieck, Stanley Forman, Melissa Farlow, Michele McDonald, Joanne Rathe, Scott Goldsmith, Bernie Boston, David Ryan, John R Walker, Susan Tusa, Kit King, William Snyder, James Kenney, Paul Kuroda, Matt Dilyard, Chris Boyd, Bob Self, Tim Chapman, Eric Albrecht, Joe Luper, Geff Hinds, Laren Borchers, Ron Bell, Dan Miller, Chuck Zovko, Rich Mahan, Malcolm Denemark, Brian Smith, Cheryl Nuss, Calvin Horn, Glen Osmundson, Phil Velazquez, Bruce Chambers, Catherine Leroy, Fred Sisson, Patrick Tehan, Graciela Iturbide, Mark Every, Ken Regan, Yva Momatuk, Bill Fox, Richard Kozak, Celesete LaBrosse, Robert Caputo, Rosanne Olson, James Balog, Taisie Berkeley, Phil Huber, Chuck Taylor, Alan Jacobson, Randy Cox, Clif Bosler, J Bruce Baumann, Bill Ostendorf, Robert Dorksen, Lee Gordon, Xharon Roberts, Joseph Lippincott, Michael Ban, Felix Grabowski, Stephen Cvengros, Robert Gallagher, Tom reese, Peter Howe, David Giffin, Larry Price, Bert Fox ; topics include: Iran-Contra, Christine McAuliffe, Challenger, Libyan raids, Philippines, Haiti, farm crisis, Fort Worth floods, Loisaida, MOther Teresa, Clint Eastwood, Ruth Westheimer, South Africa, punk rock lifestyle, Ryan Thomas AIDS victim, India, Statue of Liberty centennial, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, nursing homes, Tunica Mississippi, Japanese Issei, Calcutta Kolkatta, blindness, Davina Lyn Wilson dwarfism ; FINE. Book.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: New.