A Soft and Mushy Letter From Sam Gross

An autograph letter from cartoonist Sam Gross to a Mr. Wright is dated July 11, 1980, and is a reply to a fan letter from June 30. This is the unexpected highlight of an eBay listing for a copy of An Elephant is Soft and Mushy: More Cartoons by Sam Gross (1980).  It is everything a letter from a cartoonist should be: articulate, funny, and legible.

The full eBay listing follows, but don't try to buy the book and the letter yourself. A certain blogger just may have beaten you to it.

Title page

Just look at all the publications in which Gross published cartoons in the 1960s and 1970s:

Sam Gross
eBay listing accessed September 19, 2025

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Sam Gross
eBay item description

Note:  Sam Gross was an interesting guy. This blog thrives on posting original art, personalized books, and correspondence by such interesting guys. You know what to do.

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