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Hardcover. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1st, 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 64 pages. Hardcover. "An I Can Read Book". Color illustrations by Bernard Wiseman. Lists 17 titles on back cover - starting with "Little Bear" and ends with "David and the Giant". Some minor foxing to preliminary pages. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Seattle WA, Fantagraphics Books, 1st, 2025, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 276 pages. A coffee table retrospective commemorating Mort Walker's long and dedicated commitment to cartooning, spotlighting the anniversary of his most popular and beloved creation. In addition to the 75 Sunday pages reproduced from color syndicate proofs, 135 daily and Sunday strips scanned from original artwork, and close to 200 additional images, this beautifully designed volume, impeccably researched and written by his son Brian, also includes rare photographs, historic debut character appearances, syndicate promotional materials, posters, merchandise, personal drawings and memorabilia from the family archives, as well as biographical sketches and anecdotes. Clean copy.

Hardcover. US, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 323 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light edgewear to dust jacket, otherwise a clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1st, 2003, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 102 pages. Dust jacket price-clipped. "The New Yorker" takes a second look at our most loved childhood stories and rhymes. Edited by Bobby Goldstein. Nice copy.

Hardcover. NY, Bradbury Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color illustrations by Amy Schwartz. Clean, tight copy.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940, Book: Very Good,

NBC Television, 1978, Book: Very Good, One glossy b&w photograph showing Belushi in character as Franklin Roosevelt (left) and the Samauri Swordsman.

Softcover. New York, Dell, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Mass market paperback, Dell #5868, unpaginated. B&w cartoon drawings throughout by the Berenstains. Clean.

Hardcover. New York , Greenwillow Books, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 32 pages, hardcvoer with dust jacket. Illustrated in color by Frank Modell. Some light edgewear, spine faded. Clean, tigth copy.

Hardcover. New York , Harper & Row, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 64 pages illustrated in color by Hoban. Bright, unclipped dust jacket. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. US, Little, Brown, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Clean, unmarked copy in excellent condition. Mr. Tiger lives in a perfectly fine world of prim and proper ladies and gentlemen. One day, the stiff suits, dainty teas, and Victorian manners begin to bore him... and he has a very wild idea. This "it's okay to be different" story stands out from other picture books on the topic thanks to Brown's delightfully clever illustrations and masterful compositions. From the tiger-striped cover that begs to be petted to the ingenious pops of bright orange (Brown's new signature color?) amid muted browns and grays, the award-winning illustrator does not disappoint. Children will appreciate Mr. Tiger's transformation and the way his friends eventually accept his (and their own) uniqueness. Several wordless spreads encourage audience participation while subtle visual clues gently build his character. A full spread featuring the newly liberated Mr. Tiger au naturel is delivered with pitch-perfect comedic timing and is guaranteed to inspire wild giggles.

Hardcover. US, Little, Brown, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Clean, unmarked copy in excellent condition. Mr. Tiger lives in a perfectly fine world of prim and proper ladies and gentlemen. One day, the stiff suits, dainty teas, and Victorian manners begin to bore him... and he has a very wild idea. This "it's okay to be different" story stands out from other picture books on the topic thanks to Brown's delightfully clever illustrations and masterful compositions. From the tiger-striped cover that begs to be petted to the ingenious pops of bright orange (Brown's new signature color?) amid muted browns and grays, the award-winning illustrator does not disappoint. Children will appreciate Mr. Tiger's transformation and the way his friends eventually accept his (and their own) uniqueness. Several wordless spreads encourage audience participation while subtle visual clues gently build his character. A full spread featuring the newly liberated Mr. Tiger au naturel is delivered with pitch-perfect comedic timing and is guaranteed to inspire wild giggles.

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket, 421 pages. A selection of vintage Hellman profiles, interspersed with certain shorter masterpieces of humor that have a quality all their own. Brilliant series of studies of extraordinary people: publisher Alfred A. Knopf, the Countess Mara of cravat-creating fame; the architect Le Corbusier, Alexander Calder, designer Norman Bel Geddes, and many more. Dust jacket rubbed, spine faded. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Dutton, 1st, 1941, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, b&w cartoons by the New Yorker artist. Lacks dust jacket. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Pegasus Books, 1st, 2020, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 242 pages. A finely wrought coming-of-age memoir about the author's relationship with her beloved grandfather Joe Simon, cartoonist and co-creator of Captain America. In the 1990s, Megan Margulies's Upper West Side neighborhood was marked by addicts shooting up in subway stations, frequent burglaries, and the "Wild Man of 96th Street," who set fires under cars and heaved rocks through stained glass church windows. The world inside her parents' tiny one-bedroom apartment was hardly a respite, with a family of five-including some loud personalities-eventually occupying the 550-square-foot space. Salvation arrived in the form of her spirited grandfather, Daddy Joe, whose midtown studio became a second home to Megan. There, he listened to her woes, fed her Hungry Man frozen dinners, and simply let her be. His living room may have been dominated by the drawing table, notes, and doodles that marked him as Joe Simon the cartoonist. But for Megan, he was always Daddy Joe: an escape from her increasingly hectic home, a nonjudgmental voice whose sense of humor was as dry as his farfel, and a steady presence in a world that felt off balance. Evoking New York City both in the 1980s and '90s and during the Golden Age of comics in the 1930s and '40s, My Captain America flashes back from Megan's story to chart the life and career of Rochester-native Joe Simon, from his early days retouching publicity photos and doing spot art for magazines, to his partnership with Jack Kirby at Timely Comics (the forerunner of Marvel Comics), which resulted in the creation of beloved characters like Captain America, the Boy Commandos, and Fighting American. My Captain America offers a tender and sharply observed account of Megan's life with Daddy Joe-and an intimate portrait of the creative genius who gave us one of the most enduring superheroes of all time.

Hardcover. London, Tom Stacey, 1st UK, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages, b&w cartoons by Addams. Previous owner's inscription on half title page otherwise clean in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. London, Chatto & Windus, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, satirical comic strips on the famous, recounting of a typical day by the former Australian, now New Yorker cartoonist. No dj issued.

Hardcover. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 96 pages, b&w cartoons by Price, most from The New Yorker. Dust jacket bright but with a small chunk gone from bottom of front panel and some light chipping.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt, Brace & World, 1st, 1964, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped ($2.75) dust jacket. Ex-lib with light stamping to endpapers. Illustrated in 3-colors by Flora. No First Edition statement on copyright page, no other printings stated.

Hardcover. US, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Clean, tight copy. A young boy named Bobby has the worst teacher. She's loud, she yells, and if you throw paper airplanes, she won't allow you to enjoy recess. She is a monster! Luckily, Bobby can go to his favorite spot in the park on weekends to play. Until one day... he finds his teacher there! Over the course of one day, Bobby learns that monsters are not always what they seem. Each page is filled with "monstrous" details that will have kids reading the story again and again. Peter Brown takes a universal and timeless theme, and adds his own humorous spin to create another winner of a picture book.

Hardcover. US, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1ST, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Clean, unmarked copy in excellent condition. A young boy named Bobby has the worst teacher. She's loud, she yells, and if you throw paper airplanes, she won't allow you to enjoy recess. She is a monster! Luckily, Bobby can go to his favorite spot in the park on weekends to play. Until one day... he finds his teacher there! Over the course of one day, Bobby learns that monsters are not always what they seem. Each page is filled with "monstrous" details that will have kids reading the story again and again. Peter Brown takes a universal and timeless theme, and adds his own humorous spin to create another winner of a picture book.

Hardcover. Chicago, McClure, Phillips and Co., 1st, 1905, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, gray illustrated boards with brown cloth spine. A collection of b&w cartoons from two Chicago papers. Unpaginated, about 150 cartoons printed on one side only. Clean, tight copy with some light wear to covers at corners.

Softcover. US, Simon & Schuster , 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 127 pages. Softcover. A collection of b&w drawings by The New Yorker cartoonist. Light edgewear to wrappers.

Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 81 pages. A very clean, tight copy. The critically acclaimed poet and translator Brooks Haxton embraces life, from our naked beginnings to the first signs of middle age and beyond, in this inviting collection of poems. The book opens with the dramatic birth of twins, and speaks in the intimate voice of a husband, father, and poet. Diverse products of the imagination pass through Haxton's generous mind--the mysterious number zero, Milton's "Lycidas," nuclear technology--even as he captures the humor and pathos of the everyday. In these brief, exquisite lyrics, meditations, and short stories in verse, he immerses his reader in the heat of teenage rivalry and friendship, the tender comedy of sex, and the amazements of the natural world.