1997 First Edition: The Best of Little Nemo in Slumberland (Winsor McCay)

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Published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1997; ISBN 10: 1556706472ISBN 13: 9781556706479

This is a Hardcover (with dust jacket, full … more Published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1997; ISBN 10: 1556706472ISBN 13: 9781556706479

This is a Hardcover (with dust jacket, full color and b&w, 13.25" x 10.5", 216 pages). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Originally created by Winsor McCay (1905-1927. Includes Appreciations by Maurice Sendak, Don Goulart, Art Spiegelman, Charles M. Schulz, Chuck Jones, Bill Watterson.

"Considered by many critics and artists to be the greatest comic strip of all time, Little Nemo in Slumberland was cherished in its day and honored through the years."

Review:
As Richard Marschall states in his introduction to this well-presented art book, "It might be a stretch to describe McCay as a Surrealist, but he clearly presaged the movement that portrayed fevered thoughts via photographic depictions." This is no surprise to the legions of Winsor McCay's existing admirers. What makes The Best of Little Nemo in Slumberland a real joy are the more than 200 pages of full-color, large-sized reproductions of many of McCay's best pieces. The collection surrounds the reader with Little Nemo's Edenic images of a fantasy paradise." less