What Doing by Dean Abner (48 results)

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

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

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.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Condition: New. Brand New.

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

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

Hardback. Condition: New. Main.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 4th printing; dj w/chipping, small tears, unclipped price, in mylar; tan c w/black decorations/titles; 160 clean, unmarked pages. Cartoons (illustrator).

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

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

Condition: Fine/Near Fine. reprint. 8vo. 163pp. New reprint of the 1947 original. (Ca. 2000, 22.95 DJ price.).

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (humor, cartoons) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Condition: New. pp. 160 Main edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Boards (HB) in very good condition with some soiling to covers. Clever cartoons of life's everyday adventures being navigated by folks in their birthday suits. Gently sharp and satirical . 160 pages. Dean, Abner (illustrator).

Couverture rigide. Condition: Comme neuf.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 5th or later Edition. Jacket unclipped, with sun fading on the spine and front inch closest to the spine. Top jacket has some small folds and tears. cloth binding with the cover illustration on the bottom left side wrapping around the spine to bottom right of the back side.Front and back paste downs pages has lots of foxing, especially on the back paste down. End papers has some stains running along the length of where the jacket meets text block.Text pages clean with no markings. black& white illustrations throughout.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN . B001T4WBP8 Mass Market Paperback Signet Book #1382. Tight sound unmarked copy in Very Good condition. No Signature.

HARD BACK TAN. Condition: GOOD. Worn Tan Illustrated Hard Back Cover. Inside Cover has writing. Pages are very clean with little to no aged toning, markings, and foxing. Contains Black and White Lithographs. Overall in good condition. DATE PUBLISHED: 1947 EDITION: 160.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FXL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 704. . 2016. Main. Hardcover. . . . .