Spirou Album No. 124 - Dupuis Publisher's Binding - 1972 (Re - Lot 269

Spirou Album No. 124 - Dupuis Publisher's Binding - 1972 (Red Cloth-bound Spine, 700 pages - The Smurfs / Peyo) A compilation album of stories from Spirou magazine, Publisher’s Edition No. 124, published by Éditions Dupuis in 1972 (D. 1972/0089/114). This substantial 700-page hardcover volume features a cover illustrated by Peyo depicting the Laughing Smurf in high spirits after the explosion of his famous booby-trapped gift (“700 pages, 1,000 gags”). It brings together numerous gag strips, complete stories, and serialized episodes from the major classic series in Dupuis’s “Golden Age” catalog (The Smurfs, Johan and Pirlouit, Spirou and Fantasio, Gaston, Boule and Bill, Les Tuniques Bleues, Natacha, Yoko Tsuno, Gil Jourdan, Lucky Luke, etc.). Item Details: Title: Spirou - 124th Album from the Spirou Magazine Publisher: Éditions J. Dupuis, Fils & Cⁱᵉ (Marcinelle / Paris) Legal Deposit / Reference: D. 1972/0089/114 Format: Large format, publisher’s hardcover binding with original red cloth spine Contents: 700 pages of gags and adventures ISBN: 2-8001-6061-X (visible on the label under the sticker) Condition and details: Front cover: In very fresh condition, with vibrant colors in the green background and Peyo’s illustration. Spine & Endpapers: Original red cloth spine well-preserved, with very slight signs of wear on the endpapers. Back Cover: Normal wear and signs of age on the textured blue surface; an original orange price tag affixed to the publisher’s label in the lower right corner (printed legal notices clearly visible on the reverse). Interior: Complete section, pages in good condition, and the binding holds up well. A very fine vintage copy from the early 1970s, particularly prized by collectors for its iconic cover dedicated to Peyo’s Smurfs universe!

Estimate:£42.24

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