Tijuana Bibles: Art and Wit in America's Forbidden Funnies, 1930s-1950s by Bob Adelman - 1997-09-01

Simon & Schuster. First Edition. Acceptable. Acceptable. Heavy wear. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported

Simon & Schuster, 1997. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 4to; 160 pp; Book has a bumped edge at the bottom of the spine that has caused a 1/4 tear in the binding, rest of the book is like new. .

Simon & Schuster, 1997. Second printing. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Oblong folio, 160 pages, white boards; inch tear at top panel of dj Introduction by Art Spieglemann. "One certain fact, confirmed by numerous anecdotes, is that these comic books were for many young men their first peek into the forbidden world of erotic intimacy - Acknowledgments". "Tijuana Bibles were the very first real comic books in America to do more than merely reprint old newspaper strips, predating by five or ten years the format we've now come to think of as comics. In any case, without the Tijuana Bibles there would never have been a MAD magazine - Spiegelmann."

New York: Simon & Schuster. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. 160 pages with a collection of underground erotic comic strips, published in the 1930's - 1950's in America. Introductory essay by Art Spiegelman. Commentary by Richard Merkin. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. ADULT CONTENT.. Record # 352583

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Second printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. Second printing, 1997. Oblong quarto, hardcover in dust jacket, 160 pp., heavily illustrated, clean unmarked text, Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket, some age-toning or discoloration to the dust jacket, edgewear to the dust jacket including some creasing and minor tearing to the tips. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. This large book might require an additional shipping charge.

Simon & Schuster, 1997-09-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good.

Simon & Schuster, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jakcet. 23.5 x 30.5 cm. Oblong. 160pp. Glossy boards in dust jacket. Jacket spine faded. Head and tail of spine are bumped.

Simon and Schuster. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition, 3rd Printing. Not price-clipped ($24.00 price intact). Published by Simon and Schuster, 1997. Quarto. White cloth boards stamped in black with brown endpapers. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Very light spotting to board edges. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf wear. 160 pages. ISBN: 0684834618. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. -----The scan you see is the book you get. White boards with red and black design and lettering, 160 pages, filled with b & w illustrations, red end papers, no names, small remainder mark on bottom edge, tight square and clean, dust jacket is in Very Good Plus condition with a 1" closed tear front flap at top, now in Mylar. "As wry & raunchy as the subject it celebrates, this inspired volume introduces a new generation to the Tijuana Bibles, underground comic art from the 1930's, 1940's, and 1950's devoted to making sexual mockery of every sacred cow in the pasture. Folk art with a subversive edge, the Bibles are unveiled here with a hundred life-sized reproductions." Contents inlcude: Intro Essay "Those Dirty Little Comics" by Art Spiegelman / "The Lingo of the Tijuana Bibles" by Madeline Kripke / See You in the Funny Pages / Our Fellow Americans: Heebs, Wopps, Traveling Salesmen, and the Farmer's… Read More