Monster Rally.

Addams, Charles. [Chas Addams]

Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1950

About this Item

First edition of this early Addams work. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Gert and Dave with all best Chas Addams 1978." In near fine condition. Rare signed. American artist and cartoonist Charles Addams was widely known for his darkly humorous and macabre characters, who became known as the Addams Family and have been the basis for spin-offs in several other forms of media. Addams's cartoons regularly appeared in The New Yorker, and he also created a syndicated single-panel comic, Out of This World, which ran 1955â "1957. There are many collections of his work, including Drawn and Quartered (1942) and Monster Rally (1950), the latter with a foreword by John O'Hara. The University of Pennsylvania has a Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall on its campus at 36th and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia. There is a small sculpture of the Addams Family in front of the building. Seller Inventory # 127955

Bibliographic Details

Title: Monster Rally.

Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York

Publication Date: 1950

Binding: Soft cover

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition