The Funny Men by Bill Bates (Autographed): Portraits of Six Silent Era Comedians For Sale -

The Funny Men by Bill Bates (Autographed): Portraits of Six Silent Era Comedians

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The Funny Men by Bill Bates (Autographed): Portraits of Six Silent Era Comedians:
$90.00

This saleis for The FunnyMen by Bill Bates shown above.This 1965 portfolio was published by Pisani Press of San Francisco. It includes truly remarkable portraits of sixof the greatest comedians and comedy teams of the Silent Era: W.C. Fields(1880-1946), Laurel and Hardy (1890-1965 and 1892-1957, respectively); CharlieChaplin (1889-1977), Harold Lloyd (1893-1971), Buster Keaton (1895-1966), andHarry Langdon (1884-1944). Bill Bates(1930-2009) was a very well-known cartoonist who spent most of his life workingfor the San Francisco Examiner and the Carmel Pine Cone. Mr. Bates was a friend of my father, and thisportfolio was a gift he made to my dad.The inside front cover includes a handwritten inscription by Mr. Bates (“tofrank denatale – who makes the best “tiddley” in town”) followed by hissignature. It is truly a one-of-a-kinditem.

The 11.6” by 15.6” portfolio cover has a bit of shelf wear and a few specs offoxing. The six 11” by 14” prints areeach in Near Mint condition, with no defects other than tiny bends at the cornersof some prints. None of these minorblemishes would be visible if the prints were framed and matted. The items you see above are the items class="MsoNormal">This lot is being sold as is. It will ship for free via USPS Priority Mail.Bullet-proofpackaging guaranteed! Winning buyersmust pay via PayPal, and the ship-to address must be PayPal Confirmed. Payment must be received within sevencalendar days of the sale’s close.Item(s) will ship within two business days of PayPal identifying thetransaction as “Completed - OK to Ship”.Sorry, but I’m not prepared to handle international orders on this item.

I’m offering several different lots of vintage memorabiliathis week, so please check 'em out. I’m always happy to pack multiplelots in a single parcel to minimize the cost of shipping. Thanks for looking and good luck!


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