Bob Hemminger's Copy of One Man's Fancy by Charles Saxon

Online discounts tend to get serious on Thanksgiving Day weekend as sellers try to move as much inventory as they can before Christmas. Something similar happens in stores with Black Friday deals. And this year both consumers and retailers have increased cause for anxiety about the uncertain economy.

Behold then a signed copy of Charles Saxon's 1977 cartoon collection One Man's Fancy, which I've been following with interest for more than a year, suddenly reduced in price from $75 to $56.25, a 25% discount—though perhaps it was priced just a little lower one year ago. The seller, Space Cadets Collection, lowered the cost of many if not all of its listings on the auction site eBay.

The book's front cover illustrates idyllic behavior in business attire; the back cover does the same but without the attire.

This copy is dedicated to one Bob Hemminger by the artist. Saxon didn't typically add drawings to his inscriptions, but he did here.

The copyright page demonstrates how important The New Yorker is to the artist's oeuvre.

Here's the listing as it stood on Thanksgiving Day:

Charles Saxon
eBay listing accessed November 27, 2025

https://www.ebay.com/itm/304846112624?_skw=yorker&itmmeta=01KB30REVFMCB5HPWJCRY2V0AD&hash=item46fa3e8770:g:I9sAAOSwamVkBrdS

Charles Saxon
eBay item description

Did I mention that after a year of eying this one from afar, I went and took the bait?

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