Tina Marie's Copy of The New Yorker Book of New York Cartoons

The New Yorker Book of New York Cartoons is a 2004 collection published by Bloomberg Press. Its subject matter, cartoons about the City of New York from a magazine that celebrates that city and is named for its prototypical denizen, should qualify it as one of the least improbable books to be put together by the Cartoon Bank. The cover illustration by Michael Witte shows the magazine's mascot Eustace Tilley doing his perennial butterfly-gazing into a snow globe of Manhattan.

Tina Marie's copy, sold earlier this month on eBay, is something of a rarity. It is signed by cartoonist Leo Cullum (1942–2010), not an easy find, and embellished with a drawing of a cat in a collar, no doubt an apartment dweller in a certain vibrant metropolis.

The New Yorker Book of New York Cartoons
eBay listing accessed December 13, 2022

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Leo Cullum
eBay item description:  "Photos are of actual item."

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The New Yorker Book of New York Cartoons with a Bob Mankoff Self-Portrait

In a copy of The New Yorker Book of New York Cartoons sold on eBay, cartoon editor Bob Mankoff has merged his signature with his self-portrait. The B in Bob forms a part of his right-facing profile. Bob Mankoff draws a lot of these self-caricatures, but I don't recall seeing one with this letter-play before.

The New Yorker Book of New York Cartoons, 2004. Cover illustration by Michael Witte.

Front free endpaper signed with self-portrait by Bob Mankoff

Back cover with "Miracles on 34th Street" by Roz Chast

EBay Listing Ended November 19, 2014

http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-New-Yorker-Book-of-New-York-Cartoons-Signed-First-Edition-/331377993469?nma=true&si=MY%252BVlM1DDf4MNMNGGnCdh3m%252FHQQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

EBay Item Description

A single bid was placed in the final three seconds of the auction.

Note:  These days it seems Bob Mankoff has become a media star. Blog posts here count as media too.

I just love to peruse signed books with original drawings so I've posted a whole bunch of them here on the blog. Enjoy.

I said yesterday I wouldn't link to any more of my Christmas posts this year and I'm sticking to my guns.

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