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Hergé Les Cigares Du Pharaon: Casterman 1955 1st Color Edition Original Tintin E:
$95.00
Les Cigares Du Pharaon: Casterman 1955 1st Colour Edition Original Herge Tintin EO
Recently purchased from a Belgian book dealer/collector
This is the original 1955 1st Belgian Color Edition printed by Casterman.
Rare Tintin items like this are gaining in value right now due to their scarcity and age.
CONDITION: Excellent condition considering age and rarity. Cover is good with some rubbing wear in places, edges/corners also have rubbing. The spine is in good overall condition. Pages are Excellent and are all there. Virtually no yellowing which is rare for these old editions. Pictures and color are vibrant and bright. No scribbles, tears, or inscriptions throughout. Please see pictures.
Some history FROM Wikepedia:Hergé - TintinLES CIGARES DU PHARAONFirst edition (color) 1955Les Cigares du pharaon) is the fourth volume ofThe Adventures of Tintin, the series of comic albums by Belgian cartoonistHergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaperLe Vingtième Sièclefor its children's supplementLe Petit Vingtième, it was serialised weekly from December 1932 to February 1934. The story tells of young Belgian reporterTintinand his dogSnowy, who are travelling inEgyptwhen they discover a pharaoh's tomb filled with dead Egyptologists and boxes of cigars. Pursuing the mystery of these cigars, they travel acrossArabiaandIndia, and reveal the secrets of an international drug smuggling enterprise.
Following on fromTintin in America,Cigarswas a commercial success, and was published in book form byCastermanshortly after its conclusion. Hergé continuedThe Adventures of TintinwithThe Blue Lotus, the plot of which followed on fromCigars. The series itself became a defining part of theFranco-Belgian comic tradition. In 1955, it was re-drawn and coloured by Hergé and his assistants atStudios Hergéto match his distinctiveligne-clairestyle. Critical analysis of the story has focused on its innovation, and theAdventureintroduces the recurring characters of detectivesThomson and Thompsonand villainRastapopoulos. The comic was loosely adapted by Hergé andJacques Van Melkebekefor the 1941 playTintin in India: The Mystery of the Blue Diamond; a more faithful adaptation was later made for the 1991Ellipse/Nelvanaanimated seriesThe Adventures of Tintin.
Holidaying on aMediterraneancruise ship, Tintin and his dogSnowymeet wealthy film producerRastapopoulosand eccentricEgyptologistSophocles Sarcophagus. When two policemen (Thomson and Thompson) accuse Tintin ofopiumsmuggling, he escapes the ship and joins Sarcophagus on his search for the undiscovered tomb of thePharaohKih-Oskh, near Cairo. Tintin discovers that the tomb is full of mummified bodies (previous Egyptologists who tried to find the tomb), and boxes of cigars labelled with the mysterious symbol of Kih-Oskh. Sarcophagus disappears inside the tomb and Tintin and Snowy fall unconscious after an unseen enemy gasses them. They are then taken aboard a ship inside woodensarcophagi, captained by smugglerAllan, but to avoid the coastguard Allan orders the sarcophagi thrown overboard.I will ship internationally, but Please ask for shipping costs prior to offerding.Happy offerding, and please look out for more TinTin treasures that I will be posting very soon as well as other items.
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