A Signed Copy of Spots by Suba: From The New Yorker

Spots by Suba:  From The New Yorker is exactly what the title indicates. The 1944 book collects spot drawings by Susanne Suba that were originally published in the pages of The New Yorker. The signed first edition sold in November on eBay was no doubt a rarity, but that doesn't mean it was expensive. 

Susanne Suba
eBay listing ended November 26, 2025

https://www.ebay.com/itm/205862771079?

Susanne Suba
eBay item description

Note:  I can't get enough of interesting signed books related to The New Yorker, such as this one by Susanne Suba. If your library boasts such a volume, why not let me take a look at it. It might make for a future post.

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Carolyne's Copy of The Musicans by Sempé

Signed in Boston, one Carolyne's copy of The Musicans by Sempé—in full that's cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé—was dated in 1980, the year of publication. It's hard to believe that it's been forty-five years since the publication of this wonderful book of drawings on the subject of people who make music.

Sempé dedicated the book to this Carolyne with a drawing: a still life of a flower sitting in a vase sitting on a grand piano.

The book was priced at $250 by Lakeside Bookshop of Bradford, New Hamshire. While certainly not bargain-basement cheap, it was considerably less expensive than some comparable items on the European market.

The book quickly sold, more or less on the day it was listed.

Jean-Jacques Sempé
Abe Books listing sold November 12, 2025

https://www.abebooks.com/signed-first-edition/Musicians-Jean-Jacques-Semp%C3%A9-Workman-Pub/32341069458/bd?cm_ven=nl&cm_cat=trg&cm_pla=want_CM&ref_=pe_aep_AEP_wants_buyer-wants&cm_ite=viewbook

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