Synopsis
Written as a satire on the comic devices cartoonists use, the book quickly became a textbook for art students. Walker researched cartoons around the world to collect this international set of cartoon symbols. The names he invented for them now appear in dictionaries.
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Mort Walker is the creator of the comic strips "Beetle Bailey" and "Hi and Lois," with several hundred books in print including anthologies, children's books, instruction and non-fiction. He has won many worldwide awards and founded the International Museum of Cartoon Art and serves as chairman.
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Condition: Good. Good++; Softcover; Covers are still glossy with a few light handling-marks; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 0.8 lbs; Light blue and green covers with title in red lettering; 2000, iUniverse Publishing; 108 pages; "The Lexicon of Comicana," by Mort Walker. Seller Inventory # SKU-1404AD02908124
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Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Very Good+; Softcover; Covers are clean and glossy with a couple small scratches; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 0.8 lbs; Light blue and green covers with title in red lettering; 2000, iUniverse Publishing; 108 pages; "The Lexicon of Comicana," by Mort Walker. Seller Inventory # SKU-0041AA05002134