"BOOTSIE AND OTHERS/THE CARTOONS OF OLLIE HARRINGTON" HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET.
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Auction #195 - Part I
Auction #195 - Part I Item numbers 1-993 in auction 195
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Item Description
7.5x10.25". First edition. ©1958. 96 pages. Book format with single panel full page cartoon on each page. Cartoons taken from 20 years of work for the Pittsburgh Courier show the perennially late-rent-paying, trouble-making Brother Bootsie and his friends doing their best to survive in a white man's world. Exquisite detail. Interesting/timely topics. Many thought-provoking themes. Introduction by Langston Hughes. Pencil notation inside cover reads "Black Comic Illus. Review Copy." There also is a seperate 3x4" slip of paper for the reviewer that asks them to send a copy of the review to the publisher. Dust jacket with trace of aging and typical margin wear, o/w Fine. Book with tiny corner tip wear. Contents Exc. Scarce especially with dust jacket and added bonus of it being a review copy.
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