By Rodolphe Töpffer. The first comic book printed in the United States, published circa 1840.

cartoon of a man playing a flute next to a woman
ABOUT THIS BOOK

The first comic book printed in the United States. American edition and English translation of Les Amours de Mr. Vieux Bois(Geneva, 1837), by Rodolphe Töpffer (1799-1846). With drawings by Timothy Crayon, gypsographer; comic etchings on antimony.

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