Women in the Comics
by Horn, Maurice
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 087754056X
- ISBN 13
- 9780877540564
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Chelsea House, 1977. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Comprehensive time line of how women have been depicted in the comics, cartoons, & "funny papers" over the period 1897-1977, lavishly illustrated with both black-and-white strips & a 16-page full-color section in center. In 229 pages with Index, Introduction, Bibliography, & a list of women cartoonists who are changing the genre. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1977, this hardcover quarto (8.75" x 11.25") has deep red cloth-covered boards lettered in gilt to spine. Condition is VG: very clean & bright, binding solid with slight rightward lean. Slight mustiness & faint dampstain to lower outside page edges (does not affect interior). Pages white with moderate tanning around edges. Modest rubbing to lower extremities, heaviest to spine tips & corners. The unclipped DJ is only Fair: intact & brightly colored, but marred by two long tears coming down from top outer corners & less significant chipping/tearing/edgewear all around. Protected in clear mylar cover. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021413
- Title
- Women in the Comics
- Author
- Horn, Maurice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 087754056X
- ISBN 13
- 9780877540564
- Publisher
- Chelsea House
- Place of Publication
- Broomall, Pa, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- COMICS WOMEN SUPER HEROES FEMALE CHARACTERS STEREOTYPES ART ARTISTS COMIC BOOKS WOMAN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Comic Art/Cartoons/Humor/Animation/Graphic Novels; Illustrated Books/Illustrators;
Terms of Sale
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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