{"product_id":"a-new-peanuts-book-featuring-snoopy-signed-original-schulz-charlie-brown-sketch-1958","title":"A New Peanuts Book Featuring Snoopy. [Signed by Schulz With an Original Sketch of Charlie Brown]","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e(United States \/ Comic Art) Schulz, Charles M. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"47\"\u003eA New Peanuts Book Featuring Snoopy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e New York; Toronto: Rinehart \u0026amp; Co., Inc., [1958]. \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"133\"\u003eFIRST EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e. 8vo - 7-7\/8\" x 5-1\/4\". [128] pp. Color pictorial stiff paper wrappers. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white comic strips. \u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing an original, hand-drawn sketch of a smiling Charlie Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e wearing his trademark baseball cap on the front flyleaf, executed in blue ballpoint pen and\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003esigned by the artist as \"Schulz\" directly beneath the rendering. \u003cstrong\u003eAccompanied by a full Letter of Authenticity from PSA\/DNA\u003c\/strong\u003e (Certification No. AJ08071).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eThe physical condition of the item is graded \u003cstrong\u003eFINE\u003c\/strong\u003e (utilizing the standard antiquarian book grading scale for works on paper). The color pictorial stiff paper wrappers display a crease to the lower corner of the back wrapper. The binding remains tight, crisp, and structurally square, with an uncreased spine. The interior leaves are clean, bright, and show no evidence of handling or reading wear, preserving this copy in an exemplary state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eMid-Century Comic Strip Syndication and the Character of Charlie Brown\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003ePublished in 1958, this volume captures the Peanuts franchise during its formative golden era, a period when Charles M. Schulz was fundamentally reshaping the landscape of mid-century American sequential art. Unlike typical humor strips of the previous generation, Schulz introduced a minimalist graphic economy combined with deep psychological realism, existential angst, and sophisticated child philosophy. While this collection's printed titles center around Snoopy, Schulz's customized flyleaf sketch highlights Charlie Brown, the definitive and enduring everyman of twentieth-century illustration. The inclusion of spontaneous, original artist renderings from this specific period is highly uncommon, providing an intimate glimpse into Schulz's fluid, confident draftsmanship before the onset of later physical hand tremors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003ePublisher Monograph Trajectory and Market Scarcity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eIssued by Rinehart \u0026amp; Co. prior to their landmark 1960 merger into Holt, Rinehart and Winston, this early Peanuts compendium is notoriously difficult to secure in superior condition due to the inherent structural fragility of its softcover format. The vast majority of copies were heavily handled by contemporary readers, resulting in severe spine creasing, chipped edges, and cracked hinges. Pristine survivors are scarce, and those elevated by authenticated original drawings remain exceptionally rare in commerce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGIVEN ITS IMPECCABLE STATE OF PRESERVATION AND UNDENIABLE SCARCITY, THIS PRISTINE SPECIMEN STANDS AS A SIGNIFICANT, BENCHMARK COPY. A SUPERB OFFERING, REPRESENTING A CRITICAL ACQUISITION FOR INSTITUTIONAL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OR EXTRAORDINARY PRIVATE COLLECTIONS DEVOTED TO THE HISTORY OF MID-CENTURY AMERICAN COMIC ART, TWENTIETH-CENTURY POPULAR CULTURE, OR THE ILLUSTRATED WORKS OF CHARLES M. SCHULZ.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e# 001073\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43549297049749,"sku":null,"price":4750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/files\/charliebrownsketch.01.20230721.jpg?v=1689977170","url":"https:\/\/wallaceandclark.com\/products\/a-new-peanuts-book-featuring-snoopy-signed-original-schulz-charlie-brown-sketch-1958","provider":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}