Toronto, Canada: PETER MARTIN ASSOCIATES LIMITED PUB. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Date: 1971. First Edition. HARDCOVER. 5x8". VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(12.95) DUST JACKET,CLEAN, SOLID, BRIGHT; BLACK OUTLINED SPINE TITLES ON BRIGHT PINK HARD COVERS..COLORFUL, DRAMATIC titles on GLOSSY WHITE illustrated dust jacket SHOWING WONDER WOMANIN YELLOW, RAINBOW SKY.....ALL NICE ; 264 pages; Cartoon art thruout. MOST OF BOOK IS SUPERB COLORED CARTOONS...WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT GIFT FOR ANY SUNDAY MORNING COMICS SECTION FAN. lavishly illustrated guide to the world of comics, designed for anyone who collects or treasures these unique cultural icons. Provides invaluable information on assessing, grading & valuing comics. Contains four main sections, covering the history of comic books plus chapters on comic culture; collecting, & how to form & maintain a collection; & the grading & assessment of value. In addition there is a mass of useful information on such things as the use of price guides, artists & writers of comic books. Over 250 magnificent color illustrations of comic books & comic characters. INDEX OF COMIC BOOK TITLES & THEIR PUBLISHERS. . 1971. PETER MARTIN ASSOCIATES LIMITED PUB ISBN 0887780652 9780887780653 [US]

ISBN10: 0887780652, ISBN13: 9780887780653, [publisher: Peter Martin Associates, [Toronto]] Hardcover First Edition Large octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-264, profusely illustrated in color and back and white, boards. First edition. A survey of Canadian comic books produced after the War Exchange Conservation Act of 6 December 1940 that forbade import of nonessential items that included pulp fiction and comics that focuses on the Bell group published in Toronto. A fine copy in nearly fine price-clipped dust jacket. (#159771)
[Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1971]
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P. Martin Associates 1971 Hardcover Good Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.