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Original Art. Original art for the syndicated strip Can You Beat It! from May 9, 1930. Ink on illustration board measuring 34 x 42 cm. Upper right corner is torn but without affecting the art, three pin sized holes on the edges. Italian born Ketten was a comic artist and illustrator who was particularly successful in the first half of the 20th century with features such as Can You Beat It?, The "Hurry Up" New Yorker and Poor Little Income! Signed and inscribed by Ketten on the lower right corner.

Milano: Corriere Della Sera, 1933. First Edition. Newspaper. The set includes fifty-three issues. The Corriere dei Piccoli, founded in 1908 by Silvio Spaventa Filippi, is considered the first comic published in Italy. Among the characters appearing in these issues are Bilbolbul by Attilio Mussino, il Signor Bonaventura by Sergio Tofano, Sor Pampurio by Carlo Bisi, il balilla Serenello by L. Mord, Centerbe Ermete and Marmittone by Bruno Angoletta, and some of the most important American strips of the era including Jiggs and Maggie (Arcibaldo e Petronilla) by George McManus, The Captain and the Kids (Bibì e Bibò) by Rudolph Dirks, Felix the Cat (Mio Mao) by Pat Sullivan. Illustrations by Antonio Rubino, Carlo Bisi, Bruno Angoletta, and many others. Profusely illustrated with, among others, pictures pertaining to Fascism and/or Fascist propaganda, and with articles on the Balilla (Youth Organization), early aviation, and more. Condition varies from fair to very good with toning to pages, chipping… Read More

DC Comics, 1990. First Edition. Paperback. The illustrated stiff-card portfolio folder is in a very good condition, with some creasing and edge nicks evident. All the prints are in a fine and clean condition. Overall, this unique collection remains particlularly well-preserved overall. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; SIGNED by George Perez on the front of the folder. Desc.: Portfolio folder (42 x 27cm) of 13 b/w prints (39 x 26cm). Subjects: George Perez -- Comic book art -- Comics -- DC Comics -- Batman -- New Titans.

Amsterdam and New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation and Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1971. Colour-printed lithograph, on fine hand-made paper. Excellent condition. Image size: 20 x 24 inches. Sheet size: 26 3/4 x 39 7/8 inches (approx). [Pl. 222]. In October 1971, employing the most faithful printing method available, the best materials and the ablest craftsmen of their age, the Amsterdam firm of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., in conjunction with the Johnson Reprint Corporation of New York, set out to produce the finest possible limited edition facsimile of the greatest bird book ever printed: the Havell edition of John James Audubon's well-loved "Birds of America". The Curators of the Teyler's Museum in Haarlem, Holland made their copy of the original work available for use as a model. The Museum, founded in 1778, bought their copy through Audubon's son as part of the original subscription in 1839. After long deliberation, the extremely complex but highly accurate process of colour photo-lithography was… Read More

New York: Pantheon, 1954. First, Limited Edition. Tall octavo. Tan, rough linen boards, stamped in maroon and gilt; publisher's slipcase; [45]pp.; illus in text. Number 394 of 500 hand-numbered copies, signed by the artist and printed at the Spiral Press. Faint scratch to lettering on spine, else a Fine, unworn copy in a lightly rubbed, Very Good slipcase.

Original Art. Original art for the syndicated strip Can You Beat It! from May 9, 1930. Ink on illustration board measuring 34 x 42 cm. Upper right corner is torn but without affecting the art, three pin sized holes on the edges. Italian born Ketten was a comic artist and illustrator who was particularly successful in the first half of the 20th century with features such as Can You Beat It?, The "Hurry Up" New Yorker and Poor Little Income! Signed and inscribed by Ketten on the lower right corner.

Milano: Corriere Della Sera, 1933. First Edition. Newspaper. The set includes fifty-three issues. The Corriere dei Piccoli, founded in 1908 by Silvio Spaventa Filippi, is considered the first comic published in Italy. Among the characters appearing in these issues are Bilbolbul by Attilio Mussino, il Signor Bonaventura by Sergio Tofano, Sor Pampurio by Carlo Bisi, il balilla Serenello by L. Mord, Centerbe Ermete and Marmittone by Bruno Angoletta, and some of the most important American strips of the era including Jiggs and Maggie (Arcibaldo e Petronilla) by George McManus, The Captain and the Kids (Bibì e Bibò) by Rudolph Dirks, Felix the Cat (Mio Mao) by Pat Sullivan. Illustrations by Antonio Rubino, Carlo Bisi, Bruno Angoletta, and many others. Profusely illustrated with, among others, pictures pertaining to Fascism and/or Fascist propaganda, and with articles on the Balilla (Youth Organization), early aviation, and more. Condition varies from fair to very good with toning to pages, chipping… Read More

DC Comics, 1990. First Edition. Paperback. The illustrated stiff-card portfolio folder is in a very good condition, with some creasing and edge nicks evident. All the prints are in a fine and clean condition. Overall, this unique collection remains particlularly well-preserved overall. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; SIGNED by George Perez on the front of the folder. Desc.: Portfolio folder (42 x 27cm) of 13 b/w prints (39 x 26cm). Subjects: George Perez -- Comic book art -- Comics -- DC Comics -- Batman -- New Titans.

Amsterdam and New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation and Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1971. Colour-printed lithograph, on fine hand-made paper. Excellent condition. Image size: 20 x 24 inches. Sheet size: 26 3/4 x 39 7/8 inches (approx). [Pl. 222]. In October 1971, employing the most faithful printing method available, the best materials and the ablest craftsmen of their age, the Amsterdam firm of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., in conjunction with the Johnson Reprint Corporation of New York, set out to produce the finest possible limited edition facsimile of the greatest bird book ever printed: the Havell edition of John James Audubon's well-loved "Birds of America". The Curators of the Teyler's Museum in Haarlem, Holland made their copy of the original work available for use as a model. The Museum, founded in 1778, bought their copy through Audubon's son as part of the original subscription in 1839. After long deliberation, the extremely complex but highly accurate process of colour photo-lithography was… Read More

New York: Pantheon, 1954. First, Limited Edition. Tall octavo. Tan, rough linen boards, stamped in maroon and gilt; publisher's slipcase; [45]pp.; illus in text. Number 394 of 500 hand-numbered copies, signed by the artist and printed at the Spiral Press. Faint scratch to lettering on spine, else a Fine, unworn copy in a lightly rubbed, Very Good slipcase.