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Ambitious Teddy - 7 Newspaper pages & strips - 1907
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Ambitious Teddy - 7 Newspaper pages & strips - 1907

Very rare surviving episodes from various Sunday Comics sections, featuring episodes of Ambitious Teddy by Bert Cobb on one each single full page. 7 pages published in 1907. On the back 'Stumble-Toe Joe' (Also by Bert Cobb), Val The Ventriloquist, What Dick did,... Bert Cobb was an early 20th-century U.S. illustrator, caricaturist, painter and cartoonist. He was best-known for his many etchings of winners of dog shows in the 1920s and 1930s. Earlier in his career, he was also a notable illustrator of covers for sheet music collections. As a cartoonist, his most memorable work is 'Ambitious Teddy' (1907-1908), a gag comic gradually evolving into a fantasy series. Cobb also drew shorter-lived series like 'Jocko the Educated Monk' (1901), 'Some Monkey Fun From Jungle Jinks' (1901), 'Stumble-Toe Joe' (1907) and 'Meddlesome Millie' (1911). Because of his portrait cartoons of business and professional celebrities, appearing in about sixty newspapers, he has been nicknamed the "Dean of American Caricaturists". The pages are in good condition, although wrinkles, tears, flaking and missing pieces may occur. Delicate pages The lots in this auction can be shipped combined. This is taken into account up to a weight of 5 kg. If packages need to be split due to weight, an additional charge will apply. In this case, we will contact you. Will be shipped with track&trace. #specialcollectionservice

No. 105279832

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Ambitious Teddy - 7 Newspaper pages & strips - 1907

Ambitious Teddy - 7 Newspaper pages & strips - 1907

Very rare surviving episodes from various Sunday Comics sections, featuring episodes of Ambitious Teddy by Bert Cobb on one each single full page. 7 pages published in 1907.

On the back 'Stumble-Toe Joe' (Also by Bert Cobb), Val The Ventriloquist, What Dick did,...

Bert Cobb was an early 20th-century U.S. illustrator, caricaturist, painter and cartoonist. He was best-known for his many etchings of winners of dog shows in the 1920s and 1930s. Earlier in his career, he was also a notable illustrator of covers for sheet music collections. As a cartoonist, his most memorable work is 'Ambitious Teddy' (1907-1908), a gag comic gradually evolving into a fantasy series. Cobb also drew shorter-lived series like 'Jocko the Educated Monk' (1901), 'Some Monkey Fun From Jungle Jinks' (1901), 'Stumble-Toe Joe' (1907) and 'Meddlesome Millie' (1911). Because of his portrait cartoons of business and professional celebrities, appearing in about sixty newspapers, he has been nicknamed the "Dean of American Caricaturists".

The pages are in good condition, although wrinkles, tears, flaking and missing pieces may occur.

Delicate pages

The lots in this auction can be shipped combined. This is taken into account up to a weight of 5 kg. If packages need to be split due to weight, an additional charge will apply. In this case, we will contact you.

Will be shipped with track&trace.

#specialcollectionservice

Final bid
€ 38
No reserve price

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