"BILLY BOUNCE PHILADELPHIA PRESS."
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Auction #187 - Part II
Item numbers 927 through 2489 in auction 187
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Item Description
c. 1905 rare button. 1.25" issued to promote newspaper comic strip. While art is unsigned, we believe it is by W.W. Denslow, noted for his Oz illustrations, as a hardcover Billy Bounce book exists crediting Denslow as both author and illustrator. Cello surface is flattened but clean with just light surface wear in reflected light. Some gray spotting on the "Balto. Badge & Nov. Co." backpaper. Rare and among the earliest Sunday comics promotional buttons. Overall clean and Fine. About the third we've seen.
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