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Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); little edgewear & few short tears (few tiny holes, price-clipped) d/j. Tall 8vo., light-gray cloth in dust jacket; 300 pages Second Edition. Signed presentation from Elliott to famed comic strip writer Elliot Caplin on the front endpaper: "For Elliot Caplin, all good wishes, Robert C. Elliott." Caplin [1913 - 2000] was the co-creator (with Stan Drake) of The Heart of Juliet Jones. He is the younger brother of cartoonist Al Capp, creator of Li'l Abner. Caplin co-created the cartoon strips Dr. Bobbs, Peter Scratch, and Big Ben Bolt and served as writer for strips by others, including Abbie An' Slats, Long Sam, and Little Orphan Annie. Seller Inventory # 55870
Title: THE POWER OF SATIRE: MAGIC, RITUAL, ART
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ
Publication Date: 1961
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition