Abner Dean (168 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, tears, significant wear, and/or a missing dust jacket, box, or discs. Damaged item.

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

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

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).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Black boards with yellow cloth spine shows bumps to bottom edge. Previous owner name stamped on end paper. Some light discoloration to yellow cloth. Light spots of foxing to end papers. Pages light and tight.111p. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ 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.

Condition: New.

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.…

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.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Hardback. No dust jacket. Cover has noticible fading on all the edges both front and back. Cover edges and corners in good shape. Spine is tight and faded. Pages are clean, no markings, notes or stains. Ships from Friends bookstore to benefit Beaverton (Oregon) library. …

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

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Hardcover. Condition: USED Good.

Condition: New. Brand New.

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

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

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Spine faded. General shelf wear. Pages/boards clean.

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

Paperback. 1382 good - very good , creases Cover by Abner Dean. Cartoon book. paperback.

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).…