Edward Koren's Eye Exam, Part 3

Contributor David from Manhattan has somehow unearthed yet a third book with an original drawing of an eye exam by cartoonist Edward Koren. Once again, it comes from the library of New York ophthalmologist David Pearce. The Hard Work of Simple Living was published in 1998 with the subtitle A Somewhat Blank Book for the Sustainable Hedonist. That serious word sustainable has found its way into the drawing of the eye chart. But mightn't the good doctor have preferred his drawing to have the more enjoyable word hedonist instead?

Edward Koren, drawing of an eye exam with the word sustainable on the eye chart
inscribed "For David" above the cat and "For my chum, David/Ed Koren/1998"
in a copy of The Hard Work of Simple Living:
A Somewhat Blank Book for the Sustainable Hedonist (1998)

Note:  Thanks once again to David from Manhattan for his continued efforts at finding books with original drawings by Edward Koren. I don't think Sherlock Holmes could have done better.


Quick links:

Edward Koren on this blog, including Parts 1 and 2 of the Eye Exam

More books with original drawings

Ink Spill's tribute last week to George Booth (which mentions this very blog)

Peter Arno posts from not too far back in this blog's history

Attempted Bloggery's index—the whole shebang

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Edward Koren: The Hard Work of Simple Living

The Hard Work of Simple Living is subtitled A Somewhat Blank Book for the Sustainable Hedonist. The artwork is by Edward Koren "with contributions from the invisible universe." It all sounds kind of New Age.

A copy with an original Koren drawing, inscription, and signature was on eBay for some time. The cat in the center of the the page is printed but the rest of the loose sketch is an original drawing. It was offered at $75. I was able to get it by making an offer of $45.

Edward Koren, Original Drawing, Inscribed "For Kutch/ With Admiration for your Spirit/ Ed Koren" in The Hard Work of Simple Living (1998)

Edward Koren, Original Drawing in The Hard Work of Simple Living (1998)
eBay Winning Bid and Item Description

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