"ALL THE FUNNY FOLKS" CLASSIC 1926 KING FEATURES SYNDICATE COMIC STRIP CHARACTER STORYBOOK.
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Auction 193 - Part II
Item numbers 800 though 2307 in auction 193
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Item Description
9.5x11.75" green hardcover complete with original dust jacket. 112 full color pages. Art by Louis Bierbermann. Published by The World Today Inc. Dust jacket shows various comic character portraits including Maggie & Jiggs, Barney Google, Sparkplug, Happy Hooligan, Krazy Kat, Ignatz, Offissa Pupp, Mama Katzenjammer, Der Captain, Hans & Fritz, Felix the Cat, a pre-Popeye Olive Oyl, her brother Castor Oyl and pre-Popeye beau Ham Gravy. Dust jacket is well worn with numerous paper repairs made to reverse and 1x2.5" chip missing to top of spine. Good. Dust jacket is many times rarer than book and this is the only example we have ever offered. Front cover of Barney Google on Spark Plug and Jiggs on Maude The Mule surrounded by a multitude of characters on race day. Contents include 51 characters shown including those mentioned on dust jacket as well as Tillie The Toiler, Rootie and Maude, Toots, Casper, The Newlyweds and others. Light traces of wear to corners and a slight warp to book but o/w VF. Contents remain clean, bright and Exc.
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