Art Out of Time: Unknown Comics Visionaries, 1900-1969 Tapa dura - 2006

NY: Abrams, 2006. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 320 pages. There are lots of anthologies of the work of the past century's famous cartoonists, but Nadel has done a real service in putting together this collection of 29 marvelous, nearly unknown comic strip and comic book artists. Many are reprinted from yellowing newsprint—in a few cases, like Walter Quermann's late-'30s newspaper strip Hickory Hollow Folks, from the only copies of their work still extant. Only a few, like Ogden Whitney's poker-faced '60s comic book Herbie, have ever been reprinted before. Nadel's five categories, "Exercises in Exploration," "Slapstick," "Acts of Drawing," "Words in Pictures" and "Form and Style," sometimes seem arbitrary; the biographical notes at the back are informative but all too brief. Still, it's hard to argue with the comics themselves. Charles Forbell's 1913 newspaper strip Naughty Pete looks like it had a huge influence on Chris Ware; Gustave Verbeek's bonkers formal experiment The… Leer más

New York: Abrams, 2006. Near Fine/Very Good +. New York: Abrams, 2006. First Edition. Quarto; publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket; 318pp.; color illus. throughout. Minor shelf wear and spine lean, else Near Fine. A lavish production.

Harry N. Abrams, 2006. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Abrams, Inc., 2006. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Harry N. Abrams, 2006-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Abrams. New. 2006. Hardcover. 0810958384 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 318 pages, 350 color illustration. -- with a bonus offer-- .