Leaping Tall Buildings: The Secret Origins of American Comics
by Irving, Christopher [Kushner, Seth (Photographer)]
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
New York: Powerhouse Books, 2012. 1st edition. As New. large octavo. pictorial boards 239pp., col. & b/w pls., A well-illustrated history from the 1930s
Synopsis
Christopher Irving is a pop culture journalist who has written four prior books on the history of comics, as well as dozens of articles. Irving also served as Associate Editor on the multiple-Eisner-Award- winning Comic Book Artist magazine. Irving’s work on Graphic NYC with Seth Kushner has been featured in multiple mainstream media outlets, including Italy’s La Repubblica . Irving currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. Seth Kushner is an environmental portrait photographer fascinated by all types of people. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine , Time , Newsweek , Businessweek , L’Uomo Vogue , The New Yo rker, and others. Kushner was chosen by Photo District News magazine as one of their “30 Under 30″ several years ago and is twice-winner of heir Photo Annual Competition. The New York Times declared Kushner’s first book, The Brooklynites (powerHouse Books, 2007), a “terrific coffee table book.” Currently, Seth is working on his web series CulturePOP Photocomix, mixing his photgraphy with a comic book-typw format on ACT-I-VATE.com. Seth resides in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York with his wife, son, and way too many cameras and comics.
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- Bookseller
- Andrew Barnes Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143772
- Title
- Leaping Tall Buildings: The Secret Origins of American Comics
- Author
- Irving, Christopher [Kushner, Seth (Photographer)]
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Powerhouse Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- large octavo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books;
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Andrew Barnes Booksellers
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MELBOURNE, Victoria
About Andrew Barnes Booksellers
We are a general, Internet only bookseller with 25 years experience, specialising in Military & Russian material. We have operated on-line for 9 years
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