The French take pride in knowing a little something about love. French cartoonist Raymond Peynet's les amoureaux, or the lovers, became exceedingly popular in the postwar period. Through their imprint Perpetua, the couple Ronald Searle and Kaye Webb introduced Peynet's work to the British public. The Lovers' Keepsake (1958) was the fourth book in the series. Searle himself wrote the foreword. An exceptionally nice copy complete with dust jacket showed up recently on eBay, but was ended by the seller because of a supposed error in the listing.
Which lover is speaking in these cartoons?
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| Raymond Peynet eBay listing ended January 31, 2022 https://www.ebay.com/itm/373905988119?mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l1120&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=7bbcfd17c3bb4555a5a1862ae850e24e&bu=43186000575&ut=RU&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20220128013704&segname=11021 &sojTags=ch%3Dch%2Cbu%3Dbu%2Cut%3Dut%2Cosub%3Dosub%2Ccrd%3Dcrd%2Csegname%3Dsegname%2Cchnl%3Dmkcid&nma=true&si=WEtIFz5%252FkfY9UxP8WWeB%252FCaqeVQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 |
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