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THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH GIFT BOOK. IN AID OF THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH OF YORK HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN.
by Barrie, J.M.; Kipling, Rudyard; Young, Francis Brett; Chesterton, G.K.; Uncle Dick (B.J. Lamb); Blackwood, Algernon; Struther, Jan; Tourtel, Mary; Bagnold, Enid; Davies, W.H; Hilton, James; Mackenzie, Compton; Asquith, Herbert; de la Mare, Walter; et al.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Fair
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- First Edition
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- 1935
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- Hardcover
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€55.75
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1935. 224 pp, 10" H. No date, but c1935. Cream cloth with blue lettering/decoration, silver crown and E on spine and front board. Endpaper and title page decorations by Rex Whistler. B&w double page spread of some of the authors/artists as children, colour plates including 2 double spreads of Mickey Mouse and gang, frontispiece… Read more about this item Item Price
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DISNEY'S ART OF ANIMATION: FROM MICKEY MOUSE TO HERCULES.
by Thomas, Bob.
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- Used - Very Good+
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- No Jacket - (as issued)
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- Second Edition, First Printing.
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
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- 9780786862412
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€23.23
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New York: Hyperion, 1997. 224 pp, 11 1/4" H. Hologram on front cover, profusely illustrated throughout in colour and b&w. "(T)he newly revised 'Disney's Art of Animation' covers the history of animation at the Disney Studio from the birth of Mickey Mouse to Disney's latest animated film, 'Hercules'. (It) includes 'Aladdin, 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', 'The Lion King', 'Pocahontas',… Read more about this item Item Price
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MUTT AND JEFF. BOOK 13.
by Fisher, Bud.
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- Used - Good-
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- No Jacket
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- 1928
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- Paperback
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€46.46
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New York: Cupples & Leon, 1928. 48 pp, 9 3/4" H x 10" W. Card covers with cloth tape spine. B&w comic strips. Mutt and Jeff revisited the First World War, play golf, take a trip to Mexico, etc. Interior - light to moderate browning to the pages, several taped tears/creases on the inside of the covers,… Read more about this item Item Price
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BRINGING UP FATHER. SERIES NO. 20.
by Geo. (George)
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- No Jacket
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- 1931
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€37.17
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New York: Cupples & Leon, 1931. Unpaginated, 9 7/8" H x 10" W. Card covers with cloth tape spine. B&w comic strips. The battling of Jiggs and his social-climbing wife, Maggie. Interior - moderate to heavy browning to the pages and to the inside of the covers, soft corner creases to the corners of the pages, some… Read more about this item Item Price
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THIS ARMY VOL. 2: ANOTHER MAPLE LEAF ALBUM.
by Coughlin, Bing. Lt.-Col. C.W. Gilchrist, Foreword.
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- First Edition
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- 1945
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Rome, Italy : No. 2 Canadian Public Relations Group, 1945. 63 pp, 9 1/4" H. "A portfolio of (b&w) cartoons drawn on the Italian battle front especially for The Maple Leaf, Canadian Army newspaper". As a sargeant with the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, the 32-year-old cartoonist participated in the invasion of Sicily and served through four months of… Read more about this item Item Price
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LITTLE LULU AND HER PALS.
by Marge. (Marjorie Henderson Buell, 1904-1993.)
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- Used - Good
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- Poor
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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€18.58
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Philadelphia: David McKay, 1939. Unpaginated, 8 3/8" H. "Little Lulu is the reason why thousands of people open the 'Saturday Evening Post' back end foremost - to laught at her latest antic. Sixty of these amusing cartoons, specially selected for their appeal to children are presented in this book. (N.B. Adults proceed at their own risk.) Here is Lulu,… Read more about this item Item Price
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BETTY BOOP IN SNOW-WHITE. ASSISTED BY BIMBO AND KO KO. ADAPTED FROM THE MAX FLEISCHER-PARAMOUNT TALKARTOON. BIG LITTLE BOOK NO. 1119.
by West, Wallace.
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- Used - Fair
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- No Jacket
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- 1934
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- Hardcover
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€92.92
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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman, 1934. 234 pp + (2) pp, 5 1/2" H. An adaptation of the Snow White story, starring Betty Boop, although it seems to roll several fairy tales into one! Inside hinge paper is spilt but hinges are holding well, pages and endpapers are browned, tiny chip at bottom edge of page leaf 97/98, binding is… Read more about this item Item Price
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WALT DISNEY'S ELMER ELEPHANT. 948
by (Walt Disney.)
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- Used - Good-
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- 1938
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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman, 1938. Unpaginated (12 pages including covers), 12 1/8" H. Thick stock - "Linen-like and Sewed". Colorful illustrations with text below. Mickey Mouse helps Elmer Elephant built a house, but before it is complete, the sleepy Elephant decides to take a nap in Pluto's dog house, with disastrous results. Interior - light wrinkling at… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE WORK OF E H SHEPARD.
by Knox, Rawle, editor. (Ernest Shepard.) (Penelope Fitzgerald, H.F. Ellis, Bevis Hillier.)
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780771045448
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€23.23
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, (Toronto, 1979)., 1979. 256 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H). Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour. "This volume, published to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ernest Shepard, offers the best and most characteristic of his whole range of work; it also provides a balanced appreciation of the man as artist and… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE WORLD OF WILLIAM STEIG.
by Lorenz, Lee. (William Steig). (Introduction by John Updike).
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1998
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- Hardcover
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- 9781885183972
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€27.88
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New York: Artisan, 1998. 207 pp, 11 1/4" H x 11 1/4" D. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "William Steig, the dean of 'New Yorker' cartoonists, began his career at the magazine in 1930. After achieving acclaim with his gang of street urchins, affectionately nicknamed the 'Small Fry', Steig branched out, exploring through his drawings the psychological undercurrents… Read more about this item Item Price
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RUPERT: A BEAR'S LIFE.
by Perry, George. With Alfred Bestall.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Second Impression.
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- 1986
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- Paperback
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- 9780907516767
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€13.94
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London: Pavilion, 1986. 169 pp, 9 5/8" H. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w. "(T)ells the story of Britain's longest-lived children's comic character, Rupert Bear. Rupert commenced his existence in the pages of the Daily Express in 1920 and for generations of Britons he has been part of childhood mythology. The central character, apart from the… Read more about this item Item Price
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ANIMALS IN MOTION.
by Muybridge, Eadweard. Edited by Lewis S. Brown.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good+
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- Reprint.
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- Hardcover
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€41.81
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New York: Dover 72 pp text & b&w illustrations, followed by 182 double-page b&w plates, each with multiple images. "Here is the largest, most comprehensive selection of Muybridge's famous animals photos - more than 4000 high-speed shots of 34 different animals and birds, in 123 different types of action. Animals are shown walking, running, leaping, flying - in typical action.… Read more about this item Item Price
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GILES - SUNDAY EXPRESS & DAILY EXPRESS CARTOONS. SEVENTEENTH SERIES.
by Giles. Introduction by Spike Milligan.
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Beaverbrook Newspapers, London, (1963). Unpaginated, oblong soft cover (7 5/8" H x 10 1/8" D). B&w cartoons of British family, political and social life. Interior - price clipped on first page, small light finger mark on inside of front cover, otherwise clean and tight with no other own ership marks. Exterior - crease down rear cover, minor… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE WAY OF THE FUSSBUDGET IS NOT EASY. PEANUTS PARADE 29.
by Schulz, Charles M.
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1986
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- Paperback
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- 9780030056192
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New York: Henry Holt, 1986. Unpaginated, 10" H x 7" D. Profusely illustrated with b&w cartoon strips, featuring Lucy and the rest of the Peanuts gang. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, slight curvature to book.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Charles M. Schulz.. Item Price
€13.94
FANTASIES OF THE SIX DYNASTIES: BIZARRE TALES OF THE HUMAN WORLD. ASIAPAC COMIC SERIES.
by Tsai Chih Chung, editor/illustrator. Translated by Jenny Lim.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Reprint
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- 1994
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- Paperback
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- 9789971985691
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€32.52
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Singapore: Asiapac, 1994. 141 pp, 8 1/4" H. B&w cartoons. "(This book) contains 19 bizarre tales of human encounters with supernatural beings, compiled during the Six Dynasties (AD220-589). Tsai Chih Chung, the popular Taiwanese cartoonist has creatively illustrated and annotated these tales, making them applicable and entertaining to the readers." Contents: The Foolish Ghost; The Fairy Tortoise; Horse Husband;… Read more about this item Item Price
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ORIGINS OF ZEN: FLOWERING OF ZEN IN CHINA. ASIAPAC COMIC SERIES.
by Tsai Chih Chung, edited/illustrated by. Translated by Koh Kok Kiang.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Reprint.
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- 1994
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- Paperback
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- 9789971985554
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€23.23
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Singapore: Asiapac, 1994. 107 pp, 8 1/4" H. B&w cartoons. "The 28th Indian Zen Patriarch, Bodhidharma, made a fateful trip to China in 527 AD. The Zen teaching he introduced flourished in a foreign country and reached its Golden Age in Tang China whereas Buddhism was to eventually die out in the land of its birth. Orthodox Buddhism… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BROONS AND OOR WULLIE: THE SENSATIONAL SIXTIES. 1960-1969.
by Watkins, Dudley D.(Dexter)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- 1999
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- Hardcover
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- 9780851167121
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London: D.C. Thomson, 1999. 139 pp, 4to (11 1/2" H). Pictorial endpapers, b&w and colour comic strips. "(C)ollects and celebrates the exploits of these favourite Scottish comic characters from the pages of The Sunday Post. News stories and headlines of the day give an overview of the events of the 1960s, while a rare insight into the work… Read more about this item Item Price
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MAX AND MORITZ, WITH MANY MORE MISCHIEF-MAKERS MORE OR LESS HUMAN AND APPROXIMATELY ANIMAL.
by Busch, Wilhelm. Edited and annotated by H. Arthur Klein. Translated by H. Arthur Klein and others.
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- Used - Good+
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- 1962
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- Paperback
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€9.29
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New York: Dover, 1962. 216 pp + publisher's catalog, 8vo (8 7/16" H). Profusely illustrated with Busch's b&w cartoons. Bilingual text (English/German). "Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908), endowed with an equipotent facility with sketch-pad and rhyming dictionary, created during his career some of the most arresting sketches and drollest verses the world has ever seen. Few men since his time have shown… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE VAGABOND VENDER.
by N/A
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- 1929
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- Hardcover
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€23.23
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Toronto: Dominion Bureau of Circulation, 1929. 66 pp, small 8vo (7 1/2" H) - pale orange boards with red spine, black and red lettering/decoration on front board. Exotic 'reptile skin' patterned endpapers in shades of brown, green, peach and gold. Profusely illustrated with b&w comic illustrations. When travelling salesman Zep Hawker pulls into Mud Creek with his "cure-alls", we meet… Read more about this item Item Price
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HOW THE BAND GOT TOGETHER. MAID MARIAN AND HER MERRY MEN SERIES.
by Robinson, Tony. Illustrated by Paul Cemmick.
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BBC Books, (London, 1992), reprint. Unpaginated, 11 3/4" H, soft cover. Full-color cartoons throughout. "After hours of painstaking research, the true story of what happened in Sherwood Forest has been uncovered: Maid Marian did all the work and Robin Hood took all the credit. Robin was actually a terrific coward. It was Marian, a born leader… Read more about this item Item Price
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