Art Ducko: An Illustrated History of the Marx Brothers
Hail, Freedonians,
What is it that has four pairs of pants, lives in Philadelphia, and it never rains but it pours? I don’t know either. But I do know that this glossy, coffee-table book, covering the first half of the Marx Brothers’ career looks pretty sweet. Plus, it’s told almost entirely in pictures, so it doesn’t matter if, like Harpo, you can’t read.
There are only 505 copies available, so if you are interested, click on the purchasing link below with all possible dispatch.
Art Ducko: An Illustrated History of the Marx Brothers
This lavishly illustrated deluxe tome on the first half of the Marx Brothers stage and film career—through all five of their Paramount films, concluding with “Duck Soup” (1933), covers page after page (512 pages, plus 6 illustrated endpapers) of large illustrations, posters, rare stills (many from the Marx Brothers family archive.) When and where possible the artist, or photo artist (photographer), or illustrator is credited when known. A very colorful book illustrating five very colorful and illustrious comedians.
Key book highlights include the following:
- Full color four color printing throughout the book and on the front and back covers. (Front cover art by Drew Struzan)
- Books are strictly limited to a print run of 505 copies—digitally numbered on the front covers (e.g. “1 of 505”, “2 of 505”, etc.)
- Hand-painted green gilding to three sides of book paper.
- Laminated reinforced cover for a longer lasting book.
- Blue foil reflective title on the spine.
- Foreword by Bill Marx, Harpo Marx’s eldest son.
*Disclaimer: This product is not authorized by or associated with Marx Brothers, Inc. or Groucho Marx Productions.
Book dimensions:
- Cover: 9 ¼ inches by 12 ¼ inches, page size 9×12”, 1 7/8” thickness; 512 pages, 6 endpapers; weight is 5.80 lbs.
- Publisher: Peasie Weasie Press
- Publication date: July 4, 2018
