My Resolutions Buster Brown - 1906 vintage collectable comic
$
35
Description
My Resolutions, ByBuster Brown Buster Brown - Author/artist early comic creator R.F. Outcault. Buster Brown, a sweetly dressed little boy (remember, little boys wore dresses in those days) who always seems to be in trouble, and hisfaithful dog Tige (the first talking pet in American comics. These two characters enjoyed more than 20 yearsof popularity as they romped through popular comic strips. Young Bustermisbehaved constantly and was generally caught and punished, but like amodern-day child he usually responds with a snappycomeback. These comebacks often In take the form of the resolutions whichended every Buster Brown strip. This book is acollection of those “resolutions”, and a perfect read for the New Year!
An example: RESOLVED: That if you are going to insist onbeing truthful, learn to hold your tongue. The truth is adangerous thing and must be handled by a master. ‘Truth is mighty andwill prevail’ it doesn’t need your assistance. Just let italone. Tact will help you a great deal & extremekindness will help you to keep unwelcome truths toyourself. Don’t let anyone know you are honest. They will think youare a ‘come on’ and will take advantage of you.”
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, published 1906, copyright 1910 Outcault Advertising Company. Hardcover. Good condition. Author/illustrator R.F. Outcault.Hardbound. aprox. 5 x 6 inches, unpaged. Frontispiece photo is a portrait of. R.F.Outcault. Illustrated with 60of his drawings, which include classic comic lettering. The illustrations are printed on one side of page only.Red cloth cover. Picture of Buster Brown on cover. White lettering and banneron the front cover are chipped, faded. This seems to have been a common problemwith this title, as every one I’ve seen has had shipped coloring in the titlelitters. Edgewear, corners bumped. Front hinge loose. Pages very clean other than a bit of sticker residue from past decade inside the fly leaf. [ See photos for details. This comes from a smoke-free environment.]