Peanuts Collection - Hardcover

Nat Gertler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847738273 ISBN 13: 9781847738271

Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU), 2010

Synopsis

This beautifully illustrated treasury celebrates "Peanuts", the much-loved comic strip which appeared for the first time in print 60 years ago on 2 October, 1950. The lavishly designed "The Peanuts Collection" tells the story of Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Woodstock and the host of other characters who made "Peanuts" one of the most famous and syndicated comic strips in the world. Featuring more than 200 colour and black-and-white illustrations, original sketches and rare artworks, this book comprises 25 essays, each focusing on some fascinating facet of, or character in, "Peanuts'" world. Presented in a lovely slipcase, this stunning edition has 20 special features that unfold, pop out or that can be removed, making "The Peanuts Collection" the ultimate present and truly a book for collectors. This title is suitable: for anyone interested in "Peanuts"; for anyone interested in cartoons and graphic art; for anyone interested in graphic design; and, as a perfect gift.

About this title

About the Author

Nat Gertler is the founder of About Comics, where he published two books about Schulz's non-Peanuts work, It's Only a Game and Schulz's Youth.

From Booklist

It’s been a decade since the death of cartoonist Charles Schulz, but the popularity of his comic strip Peanuts shows no signs of abating: reprints of vintage strips appear in 2,200 newspapers, TV adaptations remain perennially popular, and Charlie Brown and his friends continue to adorn T-shirts worldwide. The millions of die-hard fans who sustain the strip’s success will delight in this lavish offering, which draws on the holdings of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and the family’s archives. The succinctly informative text, along with a representative handful of strips, is the crux of the volume, but the bulk is devoted to a motley yet fascinating assemblage of memorabilia: rare photos, preliminary sketches, toys and games, promotional materials, and advertisements featuring the characters. Scrapbook-type items are housed in pouches, including coloring-book pages, a facsimile animation cell, trading cards, and even correspondence from fans. The result is a treasure trove for Peanutophiles. Libraries that have had circulation success with the recent volumes reprinting the entire 50-year run of Peanuts should supplement that series with this lovingly curated tribute. --Gordon Flagg

Edition details

• Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1847738273
• ISBN 13: 9781847738271
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 72