“ALL THE FUNNY FOLKS” 1926 KING FEATURES SYNIDCATE COMIC STRIP CHARACTER STORYBOOK WITH DUST JACKET
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$402.50 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Auction #201 - Part II
Item numbers 1409 through 3152 in auction 201
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Item Description
9.5x11.75” green hardcover complete with original dust jacket. 112 full color pages. Art by Louis Biedermann, published by The World Today Inc. Dust jacket shows various comic character portraits including Maggie & Jiggs, Barney Google, Spark Plug, 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 Olive's pre-Popeye beau Ham Gravy. Dust jacket is well worn with numerous tears/chips. Good. Dust jacket is many times rarer than book and this is only the second example we’ve been able to offer complete with its original dust jacket. Book has full color front cover appliqué showing Barney Google on Spark Plug and Jiggs on Maud 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, Rudy and Maud, Toots, Casper, The Newlyweds and others. Lt. traces of wear to edges/corners but o/w VF/Exc. with clean, bright and N. Mint contents.
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