Chuck's Copy of Peter Arno's Sizzling Platter

It can't be that unusual for a buyer to show up at a book signing and ask the author to inscribe his book to some other recipient not present. On more than one occasion, New Yorker cartoonist Peter Arno employed the formulation he uses here, inscribing a copy of Sizzling Platter (1949) "Peter / to Milt / to Chuck / the best! / Peter Arno." This could be a nod to "Tinker to Evers to Chance," the most famous double play combination in the history of baseball, but that is by no means certain.

Faces That Pass in the Bar

"Ah, M'sieu, I have a table for you now."

"Let's not lose our tempers, sir!"

"We'd better get started, dear. Time and tide, you know . . ."

"Don't breathe a word to anyone—it's a nightgown."

"See anything?"

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eBay listing ended April 12, 2023

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Note:  What are the odds? This blog's archive boasts another copy of Sizzling Platter serially inscribed by Peter Arno to two recipients just as he did here. A double play!

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