In this wonderfully, mischievously funny love letter to and about New York, New Yorkers, and their inimitable New Yorkish way of life, Sempe, the celebrated New Yorker cartoonist, provides a hilarious evocation of life in the Big Apple with more than 60 funny and pointed pen-and-ink drawings--as seen through the eyes of this unerringly observant and unceasingly bemused Frenchman. Illustrations in black-and-white.
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In this wonderfully, mischievously funny love letter to and about New York, New Yorkers, and their inimitable New Yorkish way of life, Sempe, the celebrated New Yorker cartoonist, provides a hilarious evocation of life in the Big Apple with more than 60 funny and pointed pen-and-ink drawings--as seen through the eyes of this unerringly observant and unceasingly bemused Frenchman. Illustrations in black-and-white.
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1989 1st Editions Denoel. ISBN 2-207-23597-1. Text in French for most part, some in English. New Yorker-type cartoons. 4to., hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 11x9x1; Alfred A. Knopf, 1991; stated First American Edition, no additional printings indicated. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of gray boards, stamped red titling remains bold; text and illustrations very good throughout. Unclipped dust jacket in VG condition, arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges will apply for international shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0394588088. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first American edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Light chipping to bottom of boards. Unclipped dust jacket is also As New, fresh and bright. New York life as seen by a New Yorker cartoonist. Text translation by Helen Graves. Cartoons by Sempe. Folio. Unpaginated. In protective Mylar. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S.
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4to, pp. not numbered. Translated from the French by Helen Graves. A nice copy in sllightly soiled dj. From the New Yorker cartoonist, an evocation of New York life. PIctures and droll imaginary letters home from a visiting Frenchman.
