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Taschen’s XXL Weird Science is here, with a multi-signature bookplate. Harvey Horror artist Lee Elias is examined. Arthur Szyk Preserved. Plastic Man No More! DC Finest Superman Family, Cosmic X-Men, The Writer, Rogue Trooper, Legion of Superheroes. Coming: a new Kesinger Octopus book and The Complete EC Moon Girl… Our new catalog is now available for your download. Print copies will be in your hands in early March, if you have ordered from us in the last 12 months or so. Customers outside the U.S.—please see special news at the bottom of this email regarding our printed catalogs. |
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LIGHT AND DARK The Art of Lee Elias |
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| This is the kind of book I love. Like the books on Reed Crandall, John Severin, Mac Raboy and Matt Fox (now out of print), this closely examines a fine comic book artist for the very first time. |
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| ARTHUR SZYK PRESERVED Signed Signed by Irvin Unger. Limited Printing. Highly Recommended. During his lifetime, Arthur Szyk (1894-1951)—the prolific Polish-Jewish artist celebrated for his exquisite miniature paintings, book illustrations, and scathing political cartoons—created several thousand works spanning two continents. Now, for the first time, all of Szyk’s original works held by institutional collections are documented in one definitive volume, empowering a new generation of scholars and art lovers to locate individual works and to survey the artist’s career with ease. Brimming with new research and fresh insight from the world’s foremost Szyk expert, Irvin Ungar, the compendium Arthur Szyk Preserved testifies to the depth, breadth, and unmatched brilliance of the twentieth century’s outstanding artist-activist. Giles, 2023....More. Item Code: ARSZHS Hard Cover, 8x11, 96pg, Full Color $59.95 |
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| Szyk (pronounced Shick or zykk). See News and Notes below for several out of print titles. |
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DC FINEST SUPERMAN FAMILY The Giant Turtle Man Collects Lois Lane #19-28, Jimmy Olsen #47-56, Superman #142-143, 147 and more, 1960-61. Highly Recommended. By Otto Binder and Jerry Siegel. Art by Curt Swan, Kurt Schaffenberger, Jim Mooney et al. The title of this is kind of a misnomer. what this is, is the wildest Superman family stories from July 1960 to October 1961: Lean what it is REALLY like to be the girlfriend, pal, boss, or pet of the Man of Steel! Includes an imaginary story of Lois married to Superman; Krypto's puppy love; Streaky the Supercat; Jimmy Olsen as "The Giant Turtle Man" and much more from six different titles and 30 wild issues from the heyday Action, Adventure, Superman, Superboy, Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane and Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen issues. DC Comics, 2025....More. Item Code: DCFSF Soft Cover, 7x10, 664pg, Full Color |
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THE WRITER Oilivetti Cover Collects #1-4, 2024. Highly Recommended. By Ben Berkowitz, Max Berkowitz, and Josh Gad. Art by Ariel Olivetti. "...like Jack Kirby meets Michael Chabon. It's a smart literary comic with bombastic art and a fast pace that never loses its sense of fun." - Comicbook.com. I agree, the art here is superlative and so is the story, a fictional account influenced by real life Jewish comic writers such as Jerry Siegel and Will Eisner, who came to comics with their own mythology and folklore. - Bud. The Writer plunges readers into the captivating world of Stan Siegel, a renowned comic book writer, whose life spirals into a terrifying adventure beyond the confines of reality. Alongside his mother Liz and daughter Izzy, Stan faces an onslaught of Nazis, demons, and mythical creatures drawn from Jewish folklore. As they navigate a landscape steeped in occult mysteries, their quest for answers reveals hidden identities and ignites a high-stakes race against an emerging terror. Dark Horse, 2025....More. Item Code: WRITO Soft Cover, 7x10, 104pg, Full Color $19.99 |
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PLASTIC MAN NO MORE! Collects #1-4, 2024. Recommended. Plastic Man is in deep, deep trouble in this unusual, heartfelt story about making amends to his wife and son...! Eel O’Brian might be a superhero now, but before he was anything else, he was a crook. Until the accident that turned him into the pliable Plastic Man, Eel was bad to the bone...and just because he no longer has bones doesn’t mean that’s not still true. When an incident on a Justice League mission leads to catastrophic cellular damage, Plastic Man discovers he just might be out of time to make amends for the past he’s tried hard to outrun, or to save the soul of his son, who (unfortunately for him) might have inherited more from dear old Dad than just his superpowers. The Eisner Award-nominated creative team of Christopher Cantwell (Briar, Doctor Doom, Halt and Catch Fire) and Alex Lins (Monarch) brings you the five words you thought you’d never read: body-horror Plastic Man noir! DC Comics, 2025....More. Item Code: PLAMNH Soft Cover, 7x10, 152pg, Full Color |
| Here’s more Plastic Man, the original and the DC revival. |
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ROGUE TROOPER The Complete Collection Volume 1 Collects material from 2000 AD, 1981-83. The last genetic infantryman, crossing a landscape scarred by the raging war between Norts and Southers, Rogue Trooper hunts down the Traitor General, who betrayed his men and caused their slaughter. 350 pages of sci-fi war tales across the galaxy...this collects the adventures of one of 2000 AD’s best-loved and most enduring characters, originally created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons, and featuring the work of Alan Moore and veteran artists Cam Kennedy and Colin Wilson. 2000 AD, 2025....More. Item Code: ROGT01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 368pg, b&w $32.95 |
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COSMIC X-MEN Omnibus Collects X-Men #105, 107-108, 137, Astonishing X-Men #19-24, and a whole lot more, 1977-2022. By Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum, Ed Brubaker, Joss Whedon et al. Art by Dave Cochrum, John Byrne, Paul Smith, Jim Lee et al. The Uncanny X-Men have a proud history of cosmic storytelling, dating back to Jean Grey’s emergence as Phoenix! Now, vital chapters of the Phoenix saga, including fateful clashes between the X-Men and the forces of the Shi’ar Imperial Guard, are collected alongside more star-spanning epics! Meet the space pirate Corsair, leader of the renegades known as the Starjammers and the father of Cyclops and Havok. See the X-Men battle the terrifying alien Brood. Witness Carol Danvers’ transformation into Binary. Watch the X-Men and S.W.O.R.D. in a desperate fight to protect Earth from destruction at the hands of the Breakworld. Marvel, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: COSXMH Hard Cover, 7x11, 1200pg, Full Color |
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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES Five Years Later Omnibus Volume 1 Collects Legion of Super-Heroes #1-39, Annual #1-3, and much more, 1973-93. By Keith Giffen, Tom Bierbaum, Adam Hughes et al. As DC's 30th century super-team, the Legion of Super-Heroes had always stood as a shining example of futuristic optimism, but that changed in 1989 with a new series that brought the timeline forward five years. In this even further future, the United Planets became a darker place, with familiar characters changed and the Earth overtaken by alien invaders and the team reunited to take on these dangerous new threats. DC Comics, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: LEGF01H Hard Cover, 7x11, 1424pg, Full Color |
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FLASH GORDON CLASSIC COLLECTION The Complete Sunday Strips Vol 3 1941-1944 Our Highest Recommendation. By Alex Raymond. Flash Gordon is right up there in the Hall of Fame category with Hal Foster's Prince Valiant. And in fact, they were being created at nearly the same time, making the Sunday Page section of newspapers across the country a must-read for youngsters, oldsters, and all the comic artists of the day, who were deeply influenced by Raymond's magnificent artwork and dramatic storytelling. This new series collects newly restored pages. The battle between Flash and the devious Ming the Merciless reaches its climax. Includes an extensive essay examining Raymond's final years on the series by writer Doug Murray. Mad Cave Studios, 2025....More. Item Code: FLAG03H Hard Cover, 11x10, 208pg, Partial Color |
| We had damage issues on this title once again, but we now have five copies, enough to list here. More are on the way. Volumes 1 and 2 are also in stock, same discounted price. |
Taschen XXL EC Comics |
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EC COMICS LIBRARY WEIRD SCIENCE Volume 1 XXL w/Signed Bookplate Color bookplate limited to 100 & signed by Grant Geissman and 3 Gaines family members. Collects Weird Science #1-11, 1950-52. Oversized 11x16. Our Highest Recommendation. Edited by Grant Geissman. Art by Wood, Feldstein, Kamen, Orlando, Kurtzman et al. 30-page Introduction by Grant Geissman with lots of rare original art, photos, special artwork and more. Reproducing the initial eleven issues of the world’s first true science-fiction comic, this seminal collection exemplifies the genre’s Golden Age. Full of vivid artistry and narrative twists, the trailblazing series features wildly imaginative tales of nuclear apocalypse, interstellar adventures, and glittering utopias. Rather than recolor the artwork, this edition works with super-high-resolution photographs of each page as it was printed more than half a century ago, using modern retouching techniques to correct problems with the era’s inexpensive, imperfect printing. The result is a pristine product, keeping the character and feel of the classic issues, but freshly printed by a world-class press oversized, nearly twice the original size. Taschen, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: ECLWS01H Hard Cover, 11x16, 462pg, Full Color $200.00 |
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EC COMICS LIBRARY WEIRD SCIENCE Volume 1 Deluxe Edition Collects Weird Science #1-11, 1950-52. Limited to 1,000, slipcase, heavy board covers, limitation page individually numbered, white gloves. Recommended. Edited by Grant Geissman. Art by Wood, Feldstein, Kamen, Orlando, Kurtzman et al. 30-page Introduction by Grant Geissman with lots of rare original art, photos, special artwork and more. Reproducing the initial eleven issues of the world’s first true science-fiction comic, this seminal collection exemplifies the genre’s Golden Age. Full of vivid artistry and narrative twists, the trailblazing series features wildly imaginative tales of nuclear apocalypse, interstellar adventures, and glittering utopias. Rather than recolor the artwork, this edition works with super-high-resolution photographs of each page as it was printed more than half a century ago, using modern retouching techniques to correct problems with the era’s inexpensive, imperfect printing. The result is a pristine product, keeping the character and feel of the classic issues, but freshly printed by a world-class press oversized, nearly twice the original size. Taschen, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: ECLWS01D Hard Cover, 11x16, 462pg, Full Color $650.00 |
| Please note, the deluxe edition does NOT come with the signed bookplate. Editor Grant Geissman created this for us. He stipulated since there are just 100, to reserve them for the regular $200 edition. |
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Here's another batch of 70 items that are going away soon, down to just one, two or three copies left. You can now see the latest 3…2…1 items in the section on our website, called ALMOST GONE, at the top of the home page, right next to CLOSEOUTS. |
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DAVID WRIGHT'S CAROL DAY: LANCE HALLAM Deluxe Edition Limited, 500. 84 complete strips from 1957. Front cover by Brian Bolland. Back cover by David Wright. Recommended. Carol Day is a fashion model, elegant and assured in a world of intrigue, vividly brought to life in this much-acclaimed newspaper strip with multi-layered adult story lines and superbly detailed and atmospheric fine-line artwork. Created by artist David Wright, it was published in the Daily Mail. This handsome, deluxe, limited edition collects what many consider to be her best adventure sequence, the complete Lance Hallam story. Entirely from the original art in the large format full size of the originals!! Slingsby Bros, Ink!, 2023. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. Due: May....More. Item Code: DAVCDD Hard Cover, 19x14, 152pg, b&w |
| As I mentioned earlier, the Carol Day collection [DAVCD. $35] immediately sold out but we have more copies on the way. This led to our handing this earlier-published very special edition. And since the strip and the artist are unknown to most of us here in the U.S., here’s a link to an outstanding, well-illustrated look at this Lance Hallam Deluxe Edition. |
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MARVEL COMICS LIBRARY The Incredible Hulk 1962-1966 Deluxe Edition Limited to 1000 numbered copies. Collects #1-6 & much more. 10 lbs, 670 pages! Aluminum print cover tipped into a leatherette-bound spine, foil embossing and housed in a slipcase. Highly Recommended. By Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, & John Romita Sr. He’s one of the most enduring characters across all popular culture — and this collection of The Incredible Hulk #1-6 along with his appearances in Tales to Astonish, is where it all began. The lavish reproduction of the original comics brings Hulk to rampaging yet sorrowful life alongside original artwork, rare photographs, and ephemera. Stan and Jack took their monster comics theme and mixed it up with a Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde to create a character that was unique to all of comics. These early stories are masterpieces of angst, heroism and sacrifice... Taschen, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. Due: May....More. Item Code: MARIHD Hard Cover, 11x16, 670pg, Full Color $650.00 |
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EC ARCHIVES The Complete Moon Girl Collects #1-8 and Moon Girl stories in other EC titles, 1947-49. Recommended. By Gardner Fox. Art by Sheldon Moldoff and Johnny Craig. The Complete Moon Girl collects the amazing adventures of Claire Lune and Lionel Manning —Moon Girl and the Prince — who together fend off invaders from other planets as well as fight crime, and who “dedicate themselves to the task of creating a better world.” Moon Girl #5 had a story that looked forward to the great horror comics explosion of a few years later: "The Corpse with Will Power", one of two stories credited with starting the trend in horror comics at EC. This was EC Comics' one-and-only attempt at doing a superhero, or rather superheroine. Artist Shelly Moldoff co-created Moon Girl, after he'd long worked at DC Comics drawing Hawkman, The Black Pirate and numerous other adventure heroes. Dark Horse, 2025. Due: July....More. Item Code: ECACMH Hard Cover, 368pg, Full Color |
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AMAZING MAN Volume 2 Collects Amazing Man #20-26 and stories from Stars and Stripes #2-6, 1941-42. Highly Recommended. By Paul Gustavson, Louis Glanzman et al. PS Artbooks presents the concluding volume of Amazing Man, the second super-hero, after Superman, to have a comic book named after him. In 1914, an orphaned child named John Aman was chosen by the Tibetan Council of Seven and trained to be a superman, both in mental and physical perfection. His powers include super strength, invulnerability and the ability to make himself disappear in a cloud of green vapor. When he turned twenty-five, after his final tests, he was sent into the world to combat crime and injustice, returning to America to become the heroic Amazing Man with his continuing battles with arch-enemy "The Great Question!" Published by upstart Centaur, this series has always been very difficult to find and has never before been reprinted. PS Artbooks, 2025. Due: July....More. |
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| AVAILABLE NOW AMAZING MAN Volume 1 Hardcover Collects the A-Man stories from #5-18, 1939-41. Highly Recommended. By Bill Everett, Louis and Sam Glanzman. Amazing Man was the second superhero after Superman to have a comic book named after him. The title has become one of the most coveted from obscure publisher Centaur. This collects his lead stories from 14 issues of his 24-issue run. PS Artbooks, 2024. ...More. Item Code: AMAZ01H Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $52.99 |
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| We have only four copies left of the softcover. It’s out of print [AMAZ01. $32.99] |
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| BEDTIME STORIES FOR YOUR OCTOPUS Signed Signed! Our Highest Recommendation. By Brian Kesinger. The Octopus series by Disney creator Brian Kesinger is back! The eccentric Victoria Prismall and her ever loyal Otto the octopus are here to star in a plethora of panoramic, full-page illustrations that journey into the world’s most famous fairy tales, fables and legends. While previous volumes have instructed readers how to walk and travel with their octopus, this newest book revisits the stories of our past and continues to celebrate the special bond between humans and their pets. The book's art is both beautiful and captivating, with each illustration featuring our two favorite friends capturing well-known stories with an eight-legged twist. Baby Tattoo, 2025. Due: July....More. Item Code: BEDSHS Hard Cover, 7x14, 64pg, Full Color $39.95 |
| AVAILABLE NOW BUSTER AND THE HAUNTED BANJO Signed Closeout Price! Signed! Highly Recommended. “Once upon a time a ramblin’, banjo playin’, bag-a-bones by the name of Buster set out to find his fortune, along with a haunted banjo for a partner.” Brian Kesinger’s (Walking Your Octopus) tale of hobo strummer Buster Bones began October 1st 2020 as an improvised story written and illustrated with the engagement of over a quarter million social media followers. By the end of the month, with guidance from Kesinger’s most enthusiastic fans, Buster had become a rags-to-riches success story and bonafide rock star. Baby Tattoo, 2022....More. Item Code: BUSTHS Hard Cover, 7x10, 64pg, Full Color |
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| We have one copy of the 2013 Walking Your Octopus, signed [RB6559. $40]. |
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BLACK KISS Omnibus Collects Black Kiss #1-12, Black Kiss 2 #1-6, and the Black Kiss XXXMas in July Special, 1988-14. Collecting for the first time every stop along the way on Howard Chaykin’s groundbreaking adults-only series, the Black Kiss Omnibus collects the legendary 1988 run, its 2012 sequel Black Kiss 2, plus the Black Kiss Xxxmas Special and, created just for this volume, the all-new 28-page Black Kiss Halloween, which will mark Chaykin’s final excursion into this hardboiled erotic noir. Throw in a look back at the project’s long history of sensationalism and censorship, plus a large assortment of extras from across nearly four decades, and this 400-page volume is the definitive collection. The series' explicit sex scenes and the inclusion of transsexual femme fatale Dagmar Laine saw Black Kiss labelled among the most controversial comic series of the late 1980s. Image Comics, 2025. Adult Material. Due: July....More. Item Code: BLAKIH Hard Cover, 7x10, 400pg, b&w $39.99 |
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CONAN THE BARBARIAN The Original Comics Omnibus Volume 6 Collects Conan the Barbarian #150-171, Conan Annual #8-9, and What If #43, 1983-85. Recommended. In an Omnibus extravaganza that covers the entire run of writer Michael Fleisher's two years on Conan the Barbarian, artist John Buscema turns in page after page of iconic artwork, often inked by the great Ernie Chan and Big John himself. Buscema also takes a turn as plotter, helping bring to life a series of exciting stories featuring Conan opposite some of his most mysterious foes and an old friend: The scheming Jergal Zadh, the magic-wielding Alhambra, the conniving Baron Vjerzak and Conan's old comrade Fafnir! Plus two mighty Annuals — one pitting Conan against an ancient mystical menace and the other against a god — and a classic issue of What If? that asks the question: what if Conan was stranded in the 20th century? Titan, 2025. Due: July....More. Item Code: CONOC06H Hard Cover, 7x11, 672pg, Full Color |
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CITIES OF THE WORLD More than four centuries on from its first publication, discover one of the jewels of urban cartography and civic studies. This quality reprint includes the most enchanting color plates from the Civitates orbis terrarum, a magnificent collection of town map engravings, produced between 1572 and 1617. Featuring plans, bird’s-eye views, and maps for all major cities in Europe, plus important urban centers in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, this masterwork in urban mapping gives us a comprehensive view of city life at the turn of the 17th century. It was edited and annotated by theologian and publisher Georg Braun and largely engraved by Franz Hogenberg, but also involved over a hundred different artists and cartographers who contributed not only town views, but additional elements, such as figures in local dress, courtroom scenes, and topographical details. Taschen, 2025. Note: 2025 edition cover not yet available. Due: July....More. Item Code: CITWOH Hard Cover, 13x19, 504pg, Partial Color $80.00 |
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This week we have yet another 42nd Street Peep show collection, #66. Click here for all Peep Show Collections, and here for more adult DVDs.
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EC Fan Addict #7 ships to us July 8 |
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Fantagraphics has the next issue on schedule. Grant Geissman, who has once again co-produced this with the late Roger Hill, will again be doing a signed bookplate for us, limited to 250 copies. He did the same for issue #6; the bookplate is sold out, but we do still have a couple dozen slightly bumped copies at cover price (it is long out of print from Fantagraphics). Since the price point makes it impractical for us to take advance orders, we’ll announce this when it is in our hands. |
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Sky Masters by Kirby and Wood |
The publisher quickly shipped replacement copies for our damages and we now have as-new copies available.
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Another damage issue; we were able to fill most of our advance orders but have no copies to list this as new. The publisher may or may not replace the damages; if not, we’ll have marked-down hurt copies available while they last. Stay tuned or place an order to get in line for as-new copies. |
Arthur Szyk Books from Bud Plant & Hutchison Books |
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budplantandhutchisonbooks.com has a nice collection in stock, including The New Order (1941, $225), Ink and Blood (1946, signed/limited, $1200), Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (1946, $50), The Book of Job (1950, signed/limited $275), Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1976 $25) plus newer books by author Irvin Ungar: The Art and Politics of…(2002, $75) and Justice Illuminated limited of 400 ($350). Inquire about other not-yet-cataloged titles and prints! |
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We will no longer be mailing Printed Catalogs to Canada or Overseas |
The costs of mailing a printed catalog outside the U.S. has gotten prohibitive. If you are not already, you can easily download the digital catalog AND do it weeks earlier than you’d be receiving a printed copy. If you still wanted a printed catalog, you can add one to your shopping cart, free, or you can for ask for one when you check out. We will include it free of charge with your order. Honestly, we’ve seriously considered going all digital on the catalog and no longer printing them, as mailing and printing costs keep going up. Very few businesses do print catalogs any more. You get far better information with the download: you can link to each item for more scans and descriptions. Just click on any item. But it’s hard to buck tradition…and 55 years of sending out print catalogs. And we do feel that many of you do appreciate getting a copy in the mail to peruse at your leisure. So this is our compromise for now; outside the U.S., digital will need to suffice. Thanks for your understanding. ~Bud |
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