Author: GROSS, MILT
Title: Dunt Esk! !
Description: New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Milt Gross. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There are a couple of spots of discoloration to the front cover, along with some ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. "Starting in 1931, Gross worked for the Hearst chain, doing various syndicated comic strips and Sunday topper strips, including Dave's Delicatessen, Banana Oil, Pete the Pooch, Count Screwloose from Tooloose, Babbling Brooks, Otto and Blotto, The Meanest Man, Draw Your Own Conclusion, I Did It and I'm Glad! And That's My Pop! (which later became a radio show). While his strips' vocabulary moved closer to standard English over time, his work always maintained Yiddish touches. In 1936, he illustrated two books in collaboration, Pasha the Persian (by Margaret Linden) and What's This? (with Robert M. Low and Lou Wedemar). " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .
Keywords: Humor
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Title: Dunt Esk! !
Description: New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Milt Gross. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There are a couple of spots of discoloration to the front cover, along with some ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. "Starting in 1931, Gross worked for the Hearst chain, doing various syndicated comic strips and Sunday topper strips, including Dave's Delicatessen, Banana Oil, Pete the Pooch, Count Screwloose from Tooloose, Babbling Brooks, Otto and Blotto, The Meanest Man, Draw Your Own Conclusion, I Did It and I'm Glad! And That's My Pop! (which later became a radio show). While his strips' vocabulary moved closer to standard English over time, his work always maintained Yiddish touches. In 1936, he illustrated two books in collaboration, Pasha the Persian (by Margaret Linden) and What's This? (with Robert M. Low and Lou Wedemar). " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .
Keywords: Humor
Price: US$ 35.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 40052
- Book number: 40052
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