Abner Dean (162 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 163pp. Extremities book & Dj lightly rubbed & bumped. Illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Humor. First edition stated. Covers rubbed, spine faded, small mark on the front. Interior clean and tight, small chip from rear endpaper.

Stapled. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. First Edition. The January 1936 issue of the American Magazine. It contains Fame is No Lady, a story by Gladys Taber, The First time I Died, an article by Eddie Cantor about the erroneous report of his death. Rubbing and edge wear to the covers. Spine roll. Celo tape at the top & bottom of the spine. The major flaws are 2.75 x 1.25 damp stain at the bottom of the pages near the spine that has associated tears, holes & adhesions through page 10 and a similar one with tears, holes & adhesions the sporadically affects pages 100 through the end. The Taber story and Cantor article are not affected. A poor copy thatt's only desirable for the Taber story and Cantor article. Barker Devin (cover), Abner Dean (The First Time I Died) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Red DJ, mylar covered, chipped at bottom of spine, text solid. Humor.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Hardbound in clipped dust jacket. Minor wear to dust jacket edges, otherwise very good.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. dj in mylar sleeve, shows moderate wear, tear, chipping. pages clean.

Hardciover. Condition: Very Good. Oblong quarto, 115pp. Numerous cartoons. Blue paper boards, white cloth spine and panels. Light general wear. Photos on request. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. War Department Education Manual. EM100. Abner Dean (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. What Am I Doing Here? is a startling masterwork by one of the forgotten innovators of American comics.In 1945, after more than a decade as a commercial illustrator--drawing advertisements and cartoons for Life, Time, Esquire, Newsweek, and many others--Abner Dean invented a genre all his own: One might call it the Existential Gag Cartoon. He used the elegant draftsmanship and single-panel format of the standard cartoons of the day, but turned them into more than just one-off jokes. In his hands, the form turns to a deeper, stranger purpose. With an inimitable mixture of wit, earnestness, and enigmatic surrealism, Dean uses this most ephemeral of forms to explore the deepest mysteries of human existence.What Am I Doing Here? is his second book and may be his best. It depicts a world at once alien and familiar, in which everyone is naked but act like they're clothed--a world of club-wielding commuters and byzantine inventions, secret fears and perverse satisfactions. Through it all strolls (or crawls, or floats, or stumbles) Dean's unclad Everyman, searching for love, happiness, and the answers to life's biggest questions.What Am I Doing Here? is a startling masterwork by one of the forgotten innovators of American comics.In 1945, after more than a decade as a commercial illustrator-drawing advertisements and cartoons for Life, Time, Esquire, Newsweek, and many other publications-Abner Dean invented a genre all his own: One might call it the Existential Gag Cartoon. He used the elegant draftsmanship and single-panel format of the standard cartoons of the day, but turned them to a deeper, stranger purpose. With an inimitable mixture of wit, earnestness, and enigmatic surrealism, Dean uses this most ephemeral of forms to explore the deepest mysteries of human existence.What Am I Doing Here?, Dean's second book and perhaps his best, depicts a world at once alien and familiar, in which everyone is naked but acts like they're clothed-a world of club-wielding commuters and byzantine inventions, secret fears and perverse satisfactions. Through it all strolls (or crawls, or floats, or stumbles) Dean's unclad Everyman, searching for love, happiness, and the answers to life's biggest questions.This NYRC edition is a jacketed hardcover with extra-thick paper, and features brand-new, restored scans of the original artwork throughout. In 1945, after over a decade as a commercial illustrator - drawing advertisements and cartoons for Life, Time, Esquire, Newsweek, and many others - the author invented a genre all his own: one might call it the Existential Gag Cartoon. In this book, he uses this most ephemeral of forms to explore the deepest mysteries of human existence. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Hardcover. Condition: USED Good.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 90 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.21 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Condition: Like New. May have light shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good, with some wear on edges. First Edition. The book is in good condition, with a dust jacket that shows some wear along the edges. The pages are clean and intact. There is a personal inscription on the front endpaper, dated 1957. The binding remains strong, ensuring the book's durability for future reading or display.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. Light cover soiling. Owner gift note. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 111 pages.

Condition: Good. No Jacket. Farrar and Rinehart 1945 4to. 131 pages. red cloth boards moderately worn with soiling and staining. previous owner bookplate to front pastedown. binding secure. in archival brodart.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A well-worn copy of the cartoon/humor hardcover that was published in 1945, the year World War II ended and paper conservation restriction were still in place. Cover is faded and the type has faded, making it somewhat difficult to read. Dust jacket is missing. But the book is tight and unmarked and many of the drawings make a point about living through Dean's off-center sense of humor. Corners bumped and spine shows some wear. Small glued- on label from a bookstore on the front endpaper. Abner Dean (illustrator).…

Condition: VERY GOOD. First printing. Rhymed advice from a father to his daughter - with a foreword by Milton Berle, cartoon illustrations by Abner Dean. Somewhat oversized format. Very good in a very good dust jacket (gift inscription, some tears to upper edge of dj.).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Cartoons, 111 pages. Covers very slightly soiled.; 8 x 10 1/2 ".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. New protective mylar applied to dust jacket before shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Abner Dean (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good book. Same ISBN cover art is slightly different. Some wear to cover edges and corners. Two creases on front cover.

Hardback. Condition: New. Main.