Friday, July 1, 2022

Mother Hazel's Copy of Homebodies by Charles Addams

The prices for original Charles Addams drawings continue to rise, and the prices of his renderings of Addams Family members continue to rise more so. Still, souvenir drawings of a standing Wednesday Addams, the daughter in everyone's favorite ghoulish family, seem to be more common than those of the other family members. It is surprising, therefore, to find a December 1954 Addams inscription with such a drawing being offered by a Pasadena bookseller for a very solid $3,000. It's a really nice copy, but is it $3,000 worth of really nice? It is also surprising that this dealer would try to sell the book with the prominent shadow of a cell phone on the photo of the critical page. Could this listing be a response to early publicity for the new Netflix series "Wednesday" due later this year from Tim Burton and starring Jenna Ortega as the title character? A short but intriguing teaser has been released. Original Addams drawings of this character may already be asking a new premium.


 "For Mother Hazel  
(courtesy of Nancy &
Barney Stern)          
           Chas Addams
New York             
Dec 1954"           

Charles Addams
AbeBooks listing accessed June 30, 2022






"Wednesday" trailer (2022)



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