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Tijuana Bibles: Art and Wit in America's Forbidden Funnies (First Edition)

Tijuana Bibles: Art and Wit in America's Forbidden Funnies (First Edition)

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Tijuana Bibles: Art and Wit in America's Forbidden Funnies (First Edition)

by Bob Adelman; Art Spiegelman (introduction)

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ISBN 10
0684834618
ISBN 13
9780684834610
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About This Item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1997. First Edition. First Edition. An exploration of Tijuana bibles, explicit underground comics produced from the 1930s through the 1950s. Included with the book is an example of a Tijuana bible, titled "The 4 Marx Brothers," following the sexual exploits of Chico, Groucho, Harpo, and Zeppo.

Book:

Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Faint foxing to the top page edges. Jacket lightly toned to the extremities, with faint foxing to the top edge of the inside front panel.

Tijuana bible:

Eight pages, bound with a single staple. Noted on the front wrapper as No. 10. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. 3 x 5 inches. Brief rusting to the binding, else Near Fine in wrappers.

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Seller
Royal Books, Inc. US (US)
Seller's Inventory #
154294
Title
Tijuana Bibles: Art and Wit in America's Forbidden Funnies (First Edition)
Author
Bob Adelman; Art Spiegelman (introduction)
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0684834618
ISBN 13
9780684834610
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1997
Keywords
Art Books | Graphic Novels and Comics
Bookseller catalogs
Graphic Novels and Comics; Art Books;

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