HERRIMAN KRAZY KAT WHO WALKED IN BEAUTY DAILIES 1920 FANTAGRAPHICS COMICS 1ST HC

Description: Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fantagraphics BooksLanguage ‏ : ‎ EnglishHardcover ‏ : ‎ 200 pagesItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.96 poundsDimensions ‏ : ‎ 11 x 0.7 x 15 inches The Kat Who Walked In Beauty collects many rare and unique dailies from the 1910s and 1920s. Though many readers are aware of Herriman's dynamic Sunday pages, few know that during 1920, in what must have been an editorially unrestrictive period for Herriman, he drew some of the most graphic and brilliantly conceived daily strips ever created - they look like "mini-Sunday" strips. This nine-month stretch of dailies, never-before-reprinted, is among the treasures included in this collection. The collection includes many other Herriman gems, including the very first stand-alone Krazy & Ignatz strips from 1911, and the illustrations from Herriman"s Krazy Kat Jazz pantomime/ballet, performed to captivated New York audiences in 1922. The lofty reputation of Krazy Kat stems predominantly from the oversized Sunday installments, while the smaller daily strips Herriman drew concurrently have been largely neglected. This step toward rectifying that oversight starts with a handful of episodes from the feature's 1911-12 beginnings, relatively crude efforts in which Herriman is getting a handle on his fledgling characters. By the time of a 1914 sequence included here, Krazy and Ignatz (Offissa Pupp wouldn't arrive on the scene until the following decade) are in klassic form, from their appearance to their distinctive patois and brick-based relationship. The book's high point is a nine-month run from 1920. Herriman has hit his stride, producing consistently brilliant strips that are every bit as drolly amusing and visually idiosyncratic as their Sunday counterparts, albeit necessarily restrained by their shorter format. The collection is rounded off with Herriman's program illustrations and composer John Alden Carpenter's notes for the 1922 New York performance of the jazz pantomime-ballet Krazy Kat. Fans of the ongoing series reprinting all the Sunday Krazy Kats shouldn't miss this essential supplement. Flagg, Gordon Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fantagraphics BooksLanguage ‏ : ‎ EnglishHardcover ‏ : ‎ 200 pagesItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.96 poundsDimensions ‏ : ‎ 11 x 0.7 x 15 inches We are Antiquarian Book Collectors & we do conservative grading. We will securely package all books in boards and protective bags, USPS Ground Advantage Mail with Tracking Number & Fully Insured. We will mail within 1 business days of payment clearing through eBay Managed Payments agreement. We shall notify buyer once book has shipped with tracking number. We Are Book Collectors, We Care. Please read our feedback.

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