MILTON CANIFF EARLY SIGNED PRINT/"MILTON CANIFF AMERICA" SIGNED BOOK.
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Auction #204 - Part II
Item numbers 1447 through 3204 in auction 204
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Item Description
Two items. 11x14" stiff paper print is c. early 1940s showing full cast of characters from "Terry And The Pirates" including Terry, Pat, Burma, Connie, the Dragon Lady, April Kane, Big Stoop, Sandhurst & many others. Lower right corner has nice 3.5" wide "Milton Caniff" fountain pen signature. Blank margins have trace of lt. dust soil with a few tiny creases here and there but image and signature area will mat and frame to Fine/VF appearance. A classic image. 8.75x11.25" "Milton Caniff America/Reflections Of A Drawing Board Patriot" hard cover with 100 bw pages is copyright 1987 published by Eclipse Books edited by Shel Dorf with introduction by him and reprint of letter praising Caniff's work from James Stewart and tribute by Catherine Yronwode. Book is divided into sections and includes Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon Christmas strips, and various patriotic strips and specialty drawings by Caniff over the years. Comes with 6.25x7.25" loose color book plate with image of Caniff at drawing board with Steve Canyon Sunday behind him signed in ink at bottom "Milton Caniff 319/400". Book and signed book plate are NM. Wonderful pair for one of the twentieth century's most popular story comic strip artists.
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