Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz by Charles M. Schulz and Chip Kidd (2001, Hardcover, Signed)

Key Details
Author:	Charles M. Schulz, Chip Kidd
Language:	English
Publisher:	Pantheon Books
Format:	Hardcover
ISBN-10:	0375420975
ISBN-13:	9780375420979

Additional Details
Edition Description:	Signed

Size
Height:	7.3 in
Width:	8.9 in
Thickness:	1.2 in
Weight:	39.2 oz

Publisher's Note
This beautiful album will dazzle fans of Charles M. Schulz and his art, providing an unprecedented look at the work of the most brilliant and beloved cartoonist of the twentieth century. Here is the whole gang–Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, Schroeder, Pig-Pen, and all the others from the original Peanuts strips.

More than five hundred comic strips are reproduced, as well as such rare or never-before-seen items as a sketchbook from Schulz's army days in the early 1940s; his very first printed strip, Just Keep Laughing; his private scrapbook of pre-Peanuts Li'l Folks strips; developmental sketches for the first versions of Charlie Brown and the other Peanuts characters; a sketchbook from 1963; and many more materials gathered from the Schulz archives in Santa Rosa, California.

The art has been stunningly photographed by Geoff Spear in full color, capturing the subtle textures of paper, ink, and line. The strips–which were shot only from the original art or vintage newsprint–reveal how, from the 1950s through 2000, Schulz's style and the Peanuts world evolved. The book features an introduction by Jean Schulz and has been designed and edited by renowned graphic artist Chip Kidd, who also provides an informed and appreciative commentary.

This celebration of the genius of the most revered cartoonist of our time is a must for anyone who has ever come under the spell of Peanuts.

Industry Reviews
"Thoroughly eradicating any adult presence from the world of 'Peanuts', Schulz allows the monstrous ids and egos of these children free reign, and the results are not pretty. This is the secret appeal of 'Peanuts'....A great artist in a humble medium, Charles Schulz opened new vistas, not just for the daily comic strip but for our understanding of childhood."
Los Angeles Times Book Review - Adam Bresnick (04/02/2002)