Le Grand Rêve Americain
Published by Souvenirs du Futur [1988], Paris, 1988
- First Edition
- Used
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since February 22, 1998
Condition: Used
US$ 935.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Oversize folio (46cm.); white paper-covered clamshell box, embossed thermoformed plastic plate mounted to upper cover, six leaves laid in as issued, to which are mounted thermoformed plates on rectos and versos with the exception of the last leaf, on whose verso is printed the colophon. Clamshell box a bit dust-soiled, else Near Fine. Lacking the cardboard shipping box. Quite possibly the only "comic book" in its class, Le Grand Rêve Americain (The Great American Dream) adapts technology developed by Philippe Schléret and Véronique Hauss, using molded plastic to create brilliantly colored 3D images. The work exuberantly lampoons Pop Art, American culture, and early underground comic books. Of all who have ever encountered the work and written of it, seemingly none have failed to mention the heavy use of oversized female breasts that jut out from nearly every panel. (Indeed, OCLC record no. 712159856 lists "Large-breasted women" as one of the subjects.) Other tropes not to be ignored include fancy sports cars, gangsters, and fastfood joints. OCLC notes 8 holdings.…
Seller Inventory # 38570
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Le Grand Rêve Americain
- Author
- [ARTIST'S BOOKS] HUGER, Philippe, illus.; Yannick Bourg, text
- Publisher
- Souvenirs du Futur [1988], Paris
- Publication year
- 1988
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Art, Photography & Architecture, France, Political Cartoons & Caricature
Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
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We maintain an inventory of more than 50,000 items, including out-of-print and rare books, pamphlets, graphics, and ephemera, most in our specialty areas of Radical Thought and Modern Literature but including a large selection of fine books in all fields. Only a fraction of our inventory is catalogued for on-line sales. We also issue 2 to 4 printed catalogs each year of items in our specialisation. Though we are a private-premises business, our books are priced and organized for browsing. If you would like to visit our showroom, please contact us by e-mail or telephone as far in advance of your anticipated visit as possible. We'll do our best to accommodate you!…
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Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
661 Millwood Ave, Ste 206
Winchester, VA U.S.A. 22601
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