^Lot 504 Charles Addams

Signed book: The Groaning Board. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1964. Hardcover with dustjacket, 9 x 11, 88 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “To Richard with all best Chas Addams,” surrounding his writing with a large sketch of Uncle Fester pulling his jacket open to reveal his belly button and boxers. Some light wear and toning to boards and spine, some creasing to the clipped dustjacket, as well as some paper loss along top edge, otherwise fine condition. An uncommon and very large colored-in image of one of Addams’s most recognizable and beloved characters.