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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.

1933. 3.5" x 4.5", 320 pages, B&W.

Uncle Bantam's Funny Books, for the Amusement of His Little Nephews and Nieces with Seventy Five Illustrations

Verses by Wilbur D. Nesbit accompanied by non-sequential cartoon illustrations by Claire Briggs. Published by P.F. Volland & Co., 1914. Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued. 9 x 11-1/2", 104 pages, B&W.

A giveaway item from Life magazine to promote subscriptions. Issue number 2. Printed in 1913. 5-3/4" x 4-5/8". 20 pages. Colored. Newspaper stock. Cover price $0.10.

A giveaway item from Life magazine to promote subscriptions. Issue number 5. Printed in 1919. 5-3/4" x 4-5/8". 20 pages. Colored. Newspaper stock.

Original 1913 hardcover of Little Shavers, "Sketches From Real Life" by J.R. Shaver. Approximately 7-1/4" x 9-1/2."

Saalfield Publishing Company/Press Publishing Company, by Gene Carr, 13-1/8 x 10, 36 pages, color cardboard cover, B&W interior, 2 panels per page, 1917. Chuckles galore as Lady Bountiful interacts with members of a youth gang. Lady Bountiful was one of the first newspaper strips to feature a female main character.

#871 - 1931. Full color covers. Interior pages feature full page color or half pages in full color with the second half repeating the same image in B&W for children to color. 32 pages, 10.75-in. x 15.25-in., saddle stitch binding via three staples, no cover price.

Later edition - 1917. 14.75" x 10.25", 20 pages, PC/PB&W.

"Nippy's Pop". 13.5" x 10.25", 36 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. BOOK ONLY, does not include illustrated box. Hardcover, 136 pages, 8 1/2" x 13". Published by P.F. Volland & Co., Chicago, U.S.A.

Written by George Wilbur Peck and illustrated by Walt McDougal. 16.5" x 11", 32 pages, full-color.

Skeezix and Pal (1925) is an illustrated storybook published by Reilly and Lee Co. Story and art by Frank King. Join little Skeezix and his family as they get a new puppy. Thrill as the young dog grows up with Skeezix and they get into all sorts of trouble. Hardcover, full cloth binding with illustrated label affixed to front board. 112 pages, 7-in. x 9.25-in., B&W and color

Skeezix and Pal (1925) is an illustrated storybook published by Reilly and Lee Co. Story and art by rank King. Join little Skeezix and his family as they get a new puppy. Watch as the young dog grows up with Skeezix and they get into all sorts of trouble. 112 pages, 7-in x 9.25-in.

Hardcover edition. Novel featuring Skeezix and Uncle Walt's adventures at the circus and beyond! Text and illustrations by Frank O. King. 7.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black/white/orange; 124 pages.

Softcover edition. Skeezix and Uncle Walt's adventures at the circus! Text and illustrations by Frank O. King. 7.25-in. x 9.5-in.; black/white/orange; 16 pages.

Sunday reprints in full-color, 15.75" x 9.75", 42 pages.

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" x 9.25", 100 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.

Original 1907 edition. Contains 88 2-4 panel strip reprints of Everett True cartoons by Condo and Raper. 5-in. x 9.75-in., 92 pages, B&W.

Reprints 56 of the 88 cartoons from the 1907 edition.

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Written and illustrated by H.A. MacGill. 10" x 10", 52 pages, B&W.

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.

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.

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1st (1928) Edition - 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., 68 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.

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.

Third Cupples and Leon collection of the newspaper strip Tillie the Toiler, which ran from 1921 to 1959. Cardstock covers, 9.75" x 9.75", 52 pages, B&W.

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

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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.

Later Edition - 1943. Written by John Rosenfield, Jr. Art by Jack Patton. Originally published in 1928 as a premium giveaway from the Magnolia (Mobil) Petroleum Company, this is a revised later edition. 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. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 132 pages, B&W.