Spirou Album No. 122 - Dupuis Publisher's Binding - 1972 (Ye - Lot 144

Spirou Album No. 122 - Dupuis Publisher's Binding - 1972 (Yellow Cloth-bound Spine, 700 pages - Boule and Bill in a Canoe / Roba) A compilation album of stories from the Spirou magazine, publisher’s edition No. 122, published by Éditions Dupuis in 1972 (D. 1972/0089/51). This 700-page hardcover volume features a superb cover illustration by Jean Roba depicting Boule and Bill, along with Pouf, aboard a red inflatable boat (“It’s better with a rudder, isn’t it?” with Bill serving as the rudder in the water). It brings together numerous gags, complete stories, and serialized episodes from the major series of the golden age of the Dupuis catalog (Spirou and Fantasio, Gaston, Boule and Bill, The Smurfs, Natacha, Yoko Tsuno, Les Tuniques Bleues, Gil Jourdan, Lucky Luke, etc.). Item Details: Title: Spirou - 122nd Album from the Spirou Magazine Publisher: Éditions J. Dupuis, Fils & Cⁱᵉ (Marcinelle / Paris) Legal Deposit / Reference: D. 1972/0089/51 Format: Large format, publisher’s hardcover with original yellow cloth spine Contents: 700 pages of gags and adventures Condition and details: Front cover: Illustration with well-preserved, vivid colors. Slight scuffing and minor signs of aging on the white upper border. Spine & Endpapers: Original yellow cloth spine in good condition with clean endpapers. Back Cover: Clean overall appearance with the original publisher’s label intact and perfectly legible; normal wear and signs of age on the edges and corners. Interior: Complete block; pages are sound, and the binding is in good condition. A very fine vintage copy from 1972, sought after for its humorous seaside cover illustrated by Roba!