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GOSCINNY**, RENE & MORRIS** [Maurice de Bevere.] : LUCKY LUKE: DAISY TOWN

FRANCE.PARIS,DARGUAD EDITEUR,January,1983.

ISBN 2205024000.

FRANCE,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,glazed card boards as issued,illustrated,1st edn.[Originally and first published by DARGUAD EDITEUR,in PARIS,1983 in French text/language.] FINE+. No owner inscrptn and an absence of publisher's price. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated colour pictorial artwork illustration by MORRIS,illustrated glazed boards with capitalised white-lettered part-title [LUCKY LUKE] and capitalised red-lettered sub-title [DAISY TOWN] to front board,author+illustrator surnames in capitalised,white lettering and publisher's capitalised black-lettered  name too; a white spine/backstrip with capitalised, black-lettered title and author+illustrator surname credits in capitalised,black letters for black-lettered dessins+scenario words respectively,rear board with colour illustration of Lucky Luke shooting faster than his own shadow and capitalised,black-lettered other 'Lucky Luke' titles in original French,in a blue-bordered white panel.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corner - no nicks,tears or splits present and very minimal superficial scoring to front board.Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread other than my own collation and immaculate brown background with Lucky Luke white silhouetted gunfighting poses to illustrated endpapers. FRANCE,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,glazed card boards as issued,illustrated,1st edn,3-46pp [paginated] includes comic strip illustrated story and last [unpaginated] page with colour pictorial illustration without text. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 40+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a children's book. It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of other detracting faults.  In the Old West, towns grow like mushrooms.And the birth of a new city inevitably draws in desperadoes of all kinds.When Lucky Luke spends the night in brand new Daisy Town,he's forced to do a little cleaning up,and his skills rather impress the local population.So much so that they offer him the job of sheriff.The city is soon crime-free - until the Dalton brothers ride into town.                                        Maurice de Bevere. [b. 1st December,1923 - d. 16th July,2001] better known as MORRIS (an Anglicized version of his first name),was a Belgian cartoonist,comics artist and illustrator and the creator of 'Lucky Luke',a bestselling comic series about a gunslinger in the American Wild West,inspired by the adventures of the historic Dalton Gang and other outlaws.It was a bestselling series for more than 50 years that was translated into 23 languages and published internationally.He collaborated for two decades with French writer Rene Goscinny,who wrote all the 'Lucky Luke' stories between 1955 and his death in 1977 - a total of 35 books. Together,they turned 'Lucky Luke' into an iconic western satire,spoofing Hollywood clichés,but at the same time popularizing the genre in European comic culture.Apart from the deadpan titular hero,the series spawned unforgettable characters like Luke's wisecracking horse Jolly Jumper (1947),the crooked four Dalton brothers (1951) and the mind-bogglingly stupid prison dog Rantanplan (1960).The "poor lonesome cowboy" has continued to ride after his creator's death,with new episodes being produced by his successors. Together with Herge's 'Tintin' and Goscinny & Uderzo's 'Asterix','Lucky Luke' is one of most successful European comics worldwide.In terms of book sales,'Lucky Luke' is the best-selling Belgian comic series in the world,making Morris the most widely read Flemish comic artist.        Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

FRANCE,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,card boards as issued,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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