Description
The Belden Press, Published 1924. Hardcover, [92] pp (unpaginated); 22 cm; First Edition; illustrated with numerous black-and-white line drawings.
Rare, out-of-print & unusual books · Since 1997
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Condition & notes
In Acceptable condition, no dust jacket. Blue cloth boards, gilt title and a circular gilt dog vignette to the front cover, gilt title on spine now almost entirely rubbed away. Bumping to edges and corners with nicking and fraying to the cloth at corner tips and at head and foot of spine. Moderate overall shelf wear with soiling and spotting, heavier to the back cover. Binding sound. Two leaves with one-inch tears at the foot of the inner margin, running up along the gutter, with no loss. Pages otherwise unmarked, with occasional toning, spotting, and soiling.A collection of Paul R. Carmack's comic drawings of Snubs, the family terrier, first published as a series in The Christian Science Monitor and gathered here in book form. Each opening pairs a captioned spot drawing with a full page of cartoon panels in which Snubs narrates his misadventures with the Boss (young Sammy Simpson), the family, and the neighborhood, from soaking up milk like a sponge to outwitting an organ grinder's monkey. Numerous black-and-white line illustrations throughout.