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1st printing. by various creators. Although titled Sho Card Cartoonist on the cover, inside the authors consistently refer to cartoonists as "Show" Card Cartoonists. The book is intended as a how-to guide on the subject of creating cartoons in advertisement. The book begins with a strong emphasis on the importance of pictures to communicate ideas, and from there the various authors cover every facet involved in creating show card cartoons for advertising, from initial steps to layout. Profusely illustrated with great examples of period advertisement cartoons throughout, including a theatrical ad for a Lon Chaney movie. Printed without a title page. The table of contents credits several writers (Tom Foley, Henry E. Dahlgren, James F. Trott, Ross F. George, F W Browning, Richard T. LaPray, C L Bartholomew, and Jack Date). Hardcover, 5" x 7 1/2", b&w, 114 pages.

1st (1928) Edition [Cardboard Cover] - 1st printing. Written by John Rosenfield, Jr. Art by Jack Patton. A collection of Daily comic strips from the pages of the Dallas News covering topics from Texas History. For may years, and as late as the mid-1960's, the little comic was used in Texas schools as a teaching aid. Cardboard Cover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 56 pages, B&W.

1st (1928) Edition [9 1/2-in.x 12-in.] - 1st printing. Written by John Rosenfield, Jr. Art by Jack Patton. A collection of Daily comic strips from the pages of the Dallas News covering topics from Texas History. For may years, and as late as the mid-1960's, the little comic was used in Texas schools as a teaching aid. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 232 pages, B&W.

Oh Skin-Nay! The Days of Real Sports by Briggs (1913) with verses by Wilbur D. Nesbit. B = BOOK WITH ILLUSTRATED BOX. Hardcover, black and white with skin-toned hands, faces, etc.,136 pages, 8 1/2 by 13 inches.Published in the shop of P.F. Volland & Co., Chicago, U.S.A.

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Oh Skin-Nay! The Days of Real Sports by Briggs (1913) with verses by Wilbur D. Nesbit. N = BOOK ONLY, does not have illustrated box. Hardcover, black and white with skin-toned hands, faces, etc.,136 pages, 8 1/2 by 13 inches.Published in the shop of P.F. Volland & Co., Chicago, U.S.A.

Written and illustrated by Frederick Opper. Opper drew influential political cartoons supporting William Randolph Hearst's campaign against the "trusts" with characters "Willie and Teddy", depicting William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, and "Willie and his Papa", satirizing McKinley and "Papa Trusts", and "Nursie", a depiction of Cleveland industrialist Mark Hanna. Hardcover, 8.5" x 9.5", 200 pages, B&W

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Whitman Publishing Company, by Briggs, 9 x 9-1/2, no number, 52 pages, cardboard cover, B&W, 1922.

Whitman Publishing Company, by Briggs, 9 x 9-1/2, no number, 28 pages, cardboard cover, Sunday strip reprints in color, 1922.

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Saalfield Publishing Company, 1929 strip reprints and some new Hal Foster art, 2 blown-up B&W panels to color per page and 1 colored example on opposite page, 15-1/4 x 10-3/4 inches, 24 pages, numbered 988, 1933.

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WWI era comic strip about Army life in the trenches, featuring a naive Private Dubb as the main character. Written and illustrated by Percy Crosby, best known for his comic strip "Skippy". Hardcover. Green quarter-cloth binding over illustrated boards. No jacket as issued. 8" x 9", 64 pages, B&W.

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Collection of cartoon postcards and strips by Clare Victor Dwiggins. Hardcover. Publisher's quarter-cloth over illustrated boards, 5-1/2" x 6-1/2", 96 pages, B&W.

First collected edition of the daily "Tillie the Toiler" newspaper comic strip by Russ Westover. Quarter-cloth binding over illustrated stiff boards. 48 newsprint pages of strips. B&W.

Cupples & Leon Company, by Russ Westover, 52pgs, B&W interior, daily strip reprints.

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Add to cart Good $245.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Cupples & Leon Company, by Russ Westover, 52 pages, B&W interior, daily strip reprints.

Cupples & Leon Company, by Russ Westover, 52 pages, B&W interior, daily strip reprints.

Cupples & Leon Company, by Russ Westover, 52 pages, B&W interior, daily strip reprints.

Cupples & Leon Company, by Russ Westover, 52 pages, B&W interior, daily strip reprints, 1933.