Sale 2530 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, February 20, 2020

164 c   CANIFF, MILTON. Reproduction of his drawing, cartoon showing a scantily-clad Lace reclining, Signed and Inscribed: “A bit of ‘Lace’ / for / the Camp Barkeley News Staff, / with my very best wishes.” Inscribed in the image, upper left. Hand-coloring likely by Caniff. 6x15 inches; backed, vertical folds, pinholes at each corner, faint scattered soiling. New York, 1944 [250/350] with — Leonard Sansone. Reproduction of a collaborative drawing by him and Milton Caniff, cartoon showing Caniff’s Lace standing beside Sansone’s GI Wolf, inscribed to Camp Barkeley News and signed, “Cpl Sansone.” 14x11¼ inches; pin holes at each corner, faint scattered soiling. Screentone applied to GI Wolf and ink embellishment of Lace likely by Sansone. [New York], 1944. Caniff and Sansone collaborated on strips during WWII while serving with the Camp Newspaper Service at Yank magazine in New York City, occasionally sending personalized messages on printed cartoons like those contained in this lot. 165 c   DAUBIGNY, CHARLES-FRANÇOIS. Brief Autograph Letter Signed, “C. Daubigny,” to “Monsieur,” sending a carte-de-visite [not present]. 1 page, 16mo; horizontal fold, printed biography tipped to verso. Np, 4 September 1877 [100/200] 164 167