Swann Galleries - 20th Century Illustration - Sale 2337 - January 23, 2014 - page 32

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COMICS.
Group of 22 food-related cartoons from the collection of food writer Jeanne Jones. 17 are
original pen and ink, many with wash; 5 are reproductions.Various sizes, all framed. Signed,
and many additionally Inscribed and Signed to Jones. Mostly 1960s-80s. Unexamined out
of frames.
[1,200/1,800]
Includes: “Berry’s World” by Jim Berry * “Grin & Bear It” by George Lichty * “The
Lockhorns” by Bill Hoest * “The Better Half” by Ruth Barnes, and others including Jim
Unger, Bo Brown and J.Whiting.Topics include dieting, bad cooking, and other fun tropes in
the world of food and cooking. Jones, the pioneer of healthy and light cooking who authored over
30 books on the topic as well as her weekly column “Cook It Light” by King Features
Syndicate, Inc., collected these comics over the course of her career.
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A.D. CONDO.
The Outbursts of Everett True.
Pen and ink on card stock on mount. 2-panel comic strip. 340x220 mm; 13
1
/
2
x8
1
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2
inches.
Slight edge creasing and smudging. Signed lower right. Circa 1930s.
[300/400]
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