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Spiegelman, Art & Mouly, Francoise (Editors); Gaiman, Neil; Snicket, Lemony & Others.
LITTLE LIT: "IT WAS A DARK AND SILLY NIGHT...": COMICS BY LEMONY SNICKET, WILLIAM JOYCE, NEIL GAIMAN AND MORE! .
New York City, NY:
HarperCollins Publishers,
2003.
Hardcover.
First Edition/First Printing.
48 pages.
As New.
Signed. Landmark collection of comics stories. The Third Volume in the collectible "Little Lit" Series. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. A stunningly beautiful production by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly: Oversize volume format. Pictorial hard boards with colorful titles on cover and spine, as issued. Contributions by various graphic artists, cartoonists, writers, children's book illustrators, and graphic novelists. Magnificent endpapers. Printed on thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Most comics really aren't for kids anymore. "Little Lit" fixes that with funny and fractured "for-all-ages" stories by some of the best living comic artists. "We planted a seed in some of the most fertile minds of the planet. We asked them to start a story with the words: 'It Was A Dark and Silly Night'. We wanted to know, 'What happened next? ' What grew from the seed is this generous, chock-full, over-the-top jungle of silly comic book stories that show how rich the human imagination is. Lemony Snicket and Richard Sala imagine a dark and silly night where a young girl chases after a Yeti. Neil Gaiman and Gahan Wilson imagine a dark and silly night where kids throw the greatest party they ever had in a graveyard. William Joyce tells us about kids whose Silly Ray saves the world from warrior florists. This collection of wild and silly imaginings will tickle your funny bone for years to come" (Art Spiegelman). Features the work of Lemony Snicket, Neil Gaiman, William Joyce, Kaz, Art Spiegelman, J. Otto Seibold, Vivian Walsh, Gahan Wilson, Barbara McClintock, Richard Sala, Martin Handford, R. Sikoryak, Patrick McDonnell, Tony Millionaire, Carlos Nine, Basil Wolverton, and Joost Swarte. A timeless treat for all ages and for the ages. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black marker by Art Spiegelman and Martin Handford, in black fountain pen by Francoise Mouly and Barbara McClintock, and in metallic-silver marker by Neil Gaiman. This title remains available in multiple subsequent printings. This is the only such signed copy of the First Hardcover Edition available online and has no flaws, a pristine beauty. A rare, one-of-a-kind signed copy thus. Some of the world's greatest living graphic artists and writers. A flawless collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ART SPIEGELMAN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0060286288. $200.00 |
