Tijuana Bibles: Art and Wit in America's Forbidden Funnies

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1997. First Edition. An exploration of Tijuana bibles, explicit underground comics produced from the 1930s through the 1950s. Included with the book is an example of a Tijuana bible, titled "The 4 Marx Brothers," following the sexual exploits of Chico, Groucho, Harpo, and Zeppo.

Book:

Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Faint foxing to the top page edges. Jacket lightly toned to the extremities, with faint foxing to the top edge of the inside front panel.

Tijuana bible:

Eight pages, bound with a single staple. Noted on the front wrapper as No. 10. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. 3 x 5 inches. Brief rusting to the binding, else Near Fine in wrappers.


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