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Twelve by William Steig
David from Manhattan reports on a group of twelve unpublished drawings by New Yorker cartoonist William Steig that were sold at Swann Galleries on September 29, 2016. In keeping with yesterday's...
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Richard and Dorothy Rodgers's Copy of Give Up? by Whitney Darrow, Jr.
A Friend of the Blog writes with photos of Richard and Dorothy Rodgers's personalized copy of the cartoon collection Give Up? Published in 1966, this copy of the book was inscribed by cartoonist...
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Princeton University Press by Whitney Darrow
In 1951, Whitney Darrow recounted the early history of the Princeton University Press. He and Charles Scribner were involved in the enterprise from the beginning. Darrow's son, New Yorker cartoonist...
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Please Pass the Hostess Signed by Whitney Darrow, Jr.
With its spine cover missing and its cover worn and yellowed, a certain copy of Please Pass the Hostess (1949) by New Yorker cartoonist Whitney Darrow, Jr., cannot be said to have been passed down to...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #82
"The Silence of the Lambs" is referenced in the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #82. My three entries are shown here. The drawing is by Ivan Ehlers."Believe me, you don't want him inside your...
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The New Yorker Bound: Thirty-Six Early Volumes
A hard-to-find set of thirty-six bound volumes of The New Yorker was recently offered on eBay. The volumes date from November 1925 to February 1946 and are not sequential. The magazine was founded in...
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Daise Terry's Copy of Men, Women and Dogs by James Thurber
Daise Terry, the New Yorker's office manager, was the fortunate recipient of a copy of James Thurber'sMen, Women and Dogs (1943). The extraordinary collection of cartoons is briefly but affectionately...
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An Illegible Inscription in Saul Steinberg's The Passport
What do you make of this inscription by Saul Steinberg?A Friend of the Blog sent along two photographs of a copy of Saul Steinberg's The Passport (1949). This copy was signed in 1954 with an...
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P. K. Thomajan's Copy of Saul Steinberg's The Art of Living
P. K. Thomajan was the author of essays and books about design. One imagines he was delighted by Saul Steinberg's drawing of a dog in his copy of The Art of Living (1949). Could one hope to master the...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #716
Try not to get too close to my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #716 for July 13, 2020. The drawing is by Brooke Bourgeois."And what happens during the hours we aren't fasting."I also...
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Daise Terry's Copy of Thurber Country
New Yorker office manager Daise Terry's copy of Thurber Country (1953) is signed by the author James Thurber in the year of publication. As is the case in her copy of Men, Women and Dogs (1943), Ms....
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #83
It's garbage day in the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #83. My entries are shown here. The drawing is by Benjamin Schwartz."It's none of my business, but they removed the incinerator ages...
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Babs and Uncle Bill's Copy of The Dead Game Sportsmen by VIP
VIP is the pen name of Virgil Franklin Partch. (Why did I always assumed his middle name started with an I? Ah, well.) The Dead Game Sportsmen is a decidedly offbeat title for a cartoon collection,...
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Robert's Copy of The Dead Game Sportsmen by VIP
Robert's copy of The Dead Game Sportsmen (1954) by Virgil Partch (VIP) includes an original ink drawing of…of…well, you'd better see for yourself.The Dead Game Sportsmen (1954)Virgil Franklin...
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A Charles Addams Jungle Snake Cartoon Printing Plate
Joel Jacobus, devotee of cartoonist Charles Addams and cataloguer of divers Addamsiana, today adds to our knowledge of rarities so obscure that the creator of the Addams Family himself may never have...
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Hirohito's Harakiri: Rea Irvin Killed New Yorker Cover Art Printing Plate
Decades ago, The New Yorker magazine's office basement was the repository of neglected or forgotten art, including unclaimed or unused spot drawings, which then as now went largely underappreciated....
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #717
I hope you can look up to my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #717 for July 20, 2020. The drawing is by Lonnie Millsap."On the other hand, we haven't heard a peep from upstairs."Note:...
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A VIP Marketing Exclusive!
Cartoonist Virgil Partch, who signed his name VIP, marketed his services to potential advertisers with a small promotional brochure. On its cover we repeatedly see the word exclusive! In its pages, VIP...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #84
Jogging in the park—and over it—is the theme of the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #84. My entries are shown here. The drawing is by Kendra Allenby."Brad, I'm so over you.""So do you still think...
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Bill's Copy of George Sprott (1894-1975) by Seth
George Sprott (1894-1975) was serialized in the New York Times Magazine in 2006 and Seth's"picture novella" was subsequently modified for publication in book form in 2009. Bill's copy, recently sold on...
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