HERGÉ. COLLECTIVE. Tintin’s Laughter: The Secrets of Hergé’s - Lot 144

HERGÉ. COLLECTIVE. Tintin’s Laughter: The Secrets of Hergé’s Comic Genius. Paris, L’Express; Issy-les-Moulineaux, Beaux Arts magazine, 2014. In-4, 136 pages, publisher’s illustrated hardcover. A special issue devoted to the sources of Hergé’s humor: the legacy of theater and burlesque cinema, the invention of gags, verbal humor, and Captain Haddock’s insults. Numerous color reproductions and documentary illustrations. Contributions by Jean-Marie Embs, Pascal Ory, François Rivière, Alain Rey, and Pierre Sterckx, among others. Copy in its original hardcover binding. Covers slightly rubbed and scuffed, with minor marks on the corners and headbands; interior clean. Good overall condition.

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