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 jacket will probably be unfamiliar to most American fans of Addams; it was certainly unknown to me. Ordinarily I am no fan of that superfluous unsounded u in the British spelling of words like favour and colour, but I think it works in this title quite well. Not only does the ou in Favourite complement the au in Haunts, it lends the title a gothic English mustiness that looks great on Addams.
But what is most remarkable about the book pictured here, which was sold on eBay in January, is the original title page drawing of Wednesday and her dog. It is signed by Addams and dated 1980. There is no inscription.
The title of the eBay listing misspelled the artist's name, which almost never helps a seller's cause. The book was offered for a Buy-It-Now price of $850. The buyer made an offer of $650 and the seller responded with a counteroffer of $750, which the buyer accepted.
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| Charles Addams eBay listing ended January 24, 2021 |
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| Charles Addams eBay item description |
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