Il Corriere dei Piccoli 1929 Complete Run
Milano: Corriere Della Sera, 1929. First Edition. Newspaper. Item #18848
The set includes fifty-two issues. The Corriere dei Piccoli, founded in 1908 by Silvio Spaventa Filippi, is considered the first comic published in Italy. Among the characters appearing in these issues are il Signor Bonaventura by Sergio Tofano, Sor Pampurio by Carlo Bisi, and some of the most important American strips of the era including Jiggs and Maggie (Arcibaldo e Petronilla) by George McManus, The Captain and the Kids (Bibì e Bibò) by Rudolph Dirks, Felix the Cat (Mio Mao) by Pat Sullivan. Illustrations by Antonio Rubino, Carlo Bisi, Bruno Angoletta, and many others. Profusely illustrated and including many stories, articles and more. Condition varies from fair to very good with toning to pages, chipping to edges, tears and creases. More details as follows: #1 shows very heavy wear; #3 shows heavy wear and toning to edge of last page; #6 has a long tear affecting all the pages; #19 and 31 show heavy wear; the first six pages of #33 are missing a corner (this affects art and text); the first sheet of #37 is almost completely split at spine; the first sheet of #39 has a piece torn but present. Complete sets of the earlier years are becoming increasingly hard to find. Undoubtedly, an important piece of Italian comic history. ; Folio.
Price: $350.00