Alan Clark Laurel (12 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 144 pages including "Over 250 specially commissioned colour photographs"; elegant book in black cloth covers with silver gilt lettering to spine, just a hint of bumping and wear to cover corners and spine ends, but very gently used, tight in binding, very clean and unmarked throughout, pages fresh and white; DJ bumped along edges, creased, several tears neatly closed inside. [this copy priced low, priced to go to a good home as bookseller is nearing retirement, but extra S & H at cost may be requested] See also our listing for Evan Esar's The Comic Encyclopedia: A Library of the Literature and History of Humor Containing Thousands of Gags, Sayings, and Stories, and for something different, see our listing for Leopold Fechtner's Encyclopedia of Ad-Libs, Crazy Jokes, Insults and Wisecracks (buy two or more and save on postage!).…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index. Subjects; Comic books, strips, etc. History and criticism. Art (Drawing and Painting). Children's comics : strip cartoons. Comics. Genres; Bibliography. History. Illustrated. 2 Kg. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st thus. 4to. No pagination. Illus drawings & comic strips. A magazine devoted to comics. This issue has an article on the Fantastic Art of Ron Turner - a bibliography-appreciation by John Lawrence. Turner was primarily a SF artist responsible for many comic book drawings including the Daleks, Gerry Anderson books and Judge Dredd. The covers are sl creased. Some flyers laid in or stapled inside.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index. Subjects; Comic books, strips, etc. History and criticism. Art (Drawing and Painting). Children's comics : strip cartoons. Comics. Genres; Bibliography. History. Illustrated. 2 Kg. …

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 144pp. Illus.colour d.j.Illus. with 250+ colour photos.

Hardback. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: dw V good. NEW / SHOP STORED.

Hardback. Condition: VGC. DW VGC. WITH DW, UNREAD SHOP STOCK.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. This copy is in fine unmarked condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper has some minimal edge wear and one small closed tear so best described as near fine condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. An exploration of the past, present and future of the comic, illustrated with over two hundred photographs. Ref O 1.…

Original-aPappband mit Schutzumschlag, 4°, 144 Seiten. Schutzumschlag bestossen, Schnitt leicht gilbfleckig sonst gut.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 144 pages. Selected bibliography. Index. "Considers the past, present and future of the comic from an international perspective, from Hogarth's prints via the birth of the superhero to the graphic novel. Along the way they examine the development of comics in Japan, Brazil, Australia, Canada, Portugal, Holland, France, Germany and Italy - in short, any country with an indigenous comic industry. Illustrated with more than 250 specially commissioned colour photographs, many of rare publications from the author's private collection." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A beautiful copy - gift quality.…

First Edition. Very good saddle-stitched magazine copies all in the original printed wrappers, some colour. Wrappers now faintly edge- and dust-dulled, with some showing sun-toning on the margins. All bright and clean internally; remains a well-preserved set overall. Physical description; 6 issues : illustrations ; 30 cm. Contents; No.s 9 (Spring 1979), 10 (Winter 1979), 13 (Spring 1983), 14 (Summer 1984), 15 (Winter 1985), and [no number] (Summer 1986). Notes; Comic book / fanzine with articles and reprints of early British comics. No. 9 features article by Mary Cadogan. Subjects; Comic books, strips, etc. Great Britain Periodicals. Fanzines Great Britain. Popular literature Great Britain Periodicals. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Very good saddle-stitched magazine copies all in the original printed wrappers, some colour. Wrappers now faintly edge- and dust-dulled, with some showing sun-toning on the margins. All bright and clean internally; remains a well-preserved set overall. Physical description; 6 issues : illustrations ; 30 cm. Contents; No.s 9 (Spring 1979), 10 (Winter 1979), 13 (Spring 1983), 14 (Summer 1984), 15 (Winter 1985), and [no number] (Summer 1986). Notes; Comic book / fanzine with articles and reprints of early British comics. No. 9 features article by Mary Cadogan. Subjects; Comic books, strips, etc. Great Britain Periodicals. Fanzines Great Britain. Popular literature Great Britain Periodicals. 1 Kg. …