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A High-Priced Copy of George Sprott (1894-1975) by Seth
I have not kept it a secret here that I'm a fan of Seth's signed books, by which I particularly refer to those with original character drawings or even self-portraits. Yet a copy of George Sprott...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #121
They're not quite masterpieces hanging on the gallery wall in the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #121. My three entries are not quite masterpieces either, but they're shown below. The drawing is...
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Arthur Rackham: The Robber Bridegroom
Arthur Rackham's original illustration for the Brothers Grimm story "The Robber Bridegroom" depicts the miller's daughter meeting the old woman in the cellar kitchen where she will soon have to hide...
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Arthur Rackham: Off With His Head!
From the archives of Christie's New York in 2009 comes a breathtaking copy of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (the 1907 edition) by Lewis Carroll. The book has an original ink and watercolor drawing...
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Arthur Rackham: Peter Pan Passed Under the Bridge
The Peter Pan of J. M. Barrie'sPeter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1906) is not the older boy of the familiar stage play but a seven-day old infant. The book is sumptuously illustrated by Arthur Rackham....
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Arthur Rackham's Bird Drawing
A pen and ink drawing of a bird made for his nephew in 1931 by Arthur Rackham is offered by Meier and Sons Rare Books of New Canaan, Connecticut. The flowing drawing has decidedly calligraphic...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #751
I'm forever blowing bubbles and so is The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #751 dated April 12, 2021. My caption may be seen below. The drawing is by Lonnie Millsap."It sure beats wearing a...
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License Plate for the Gregarious?
Is it fair to guess that this a license plate for a somewhat gregarious individual? I wouldn't know."GOOD2CU2"New York State license plate03594
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The Cartoonstock Caption Contest #122
Remember the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest? I do. I have fond memories of losing all 121 contests. Well, last week Cartoon Collections abruptly began to use Cartoonstock as its principle name....
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Seen and Noted: An Art Spiegelman Postcard
Seen and noted on AbeBooks: Artie meets Charlie on the back of a postcard.Art SpiegelmanAbeBooks listing accessed April 15,...
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Seen and Noted: A Seth Index Card
Seen and noted on eBay: an index card signed by Seth with a small but vibrant drawing of a female character in profile. Who is she? The collector, Glenn, has apparently filled the margins of the card...
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Eva and Ulrich Klever's Copy of Ronald Searle's Großes Katzenbuch
Illustrator Ronald Searle's first cartoon cat collection was Searle's Cats (1967). It was followed by More Cats in 1975. In 1982, Ronald Searle's Big Fat Cat Book was published. The German language...
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Blog Post No. 3600: Ronald Searle's Slightly Foxed—But Still Desirable, No....
Perhaps it's no surprise that of all Ronald Searle's cartoon collections, booksellers seem to have a special affinity for Slightly Foxed—But Still Desirable: Ronald Searle's Wicked World of Book...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #752
I love a good read, a sentiment shared, I think, in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #752 for the issue of April 19, 2021. My literary entry may be seen below. The drawing is by the well-read...
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My Entries in the Moment Cartoon Caption Contest for Spring 2021
Moment magazine's Cartoon Caption Contest for Spring 2021 takes us to a board meeting in heaven. Angels are seated around the table. God is the speaker. Unlimited entries are permitted here, but I held...
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Leonard Dove: Hyperbole at the Internal Revenue Service
To commemorate tax season, Dick Buchanan writes with another superb scan from his cartoon clip files. Who among us hasn't been tempted to resort to a little hyperbole when dealing with the Internal...
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Charles Cartwright: Starving Artist?
Dick Buchanan, the curatorial whiz behind the eponymous Cartoon Clip Files, is a man for all seasons—and that includes tax season. Here he provides us with a scan of a 1941 Collier's cartoon by Charles...
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Charles Addams: Chasing the Addams Family Tree
On April 9, Heritage Auctions opened online bidding for its April 30 illustration art auction. The sale features an original published Addams Family cartoon by Charles Addams that purportedly has a New...
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Wednesday and Her Dog in Charles Addams's Favourite Haunts
Charles Addams's cartoon collection Favorite Haunts was published in the US by Simon and Schuster in 1976. The first British edition, spelled Favourite Haunts, came out the following year. The dust...
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Charles Addams: Shrunken Missionary
In 2011, Pook & Pook sold a Charles Addams missionary cartoon, correctly identifying it as a New Yorker original, but not providing bidders with the caption. No matter. Despite its culturally...
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