Brooks, Charles (Editor)

Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year: 1974 Edition

Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company, 1974. First Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed & signed with caricature by Charles Brooks. “Take 139 leading editorial cartoonists from the United States and Canada, inspire their creative talents with the major political issues of 1973, and the result is this provocative pictorial history of one of the Twentieth Century's most tumultuous years. The second volume of an annual series, this 1974 edition features the graphic commentary of virtually every major editorial cartoonist working in North America today, including twelve Pulitzer Prize winners. Topics range from Watergate, the energy crisis, and America's returning POWs, to a score of other events and issues. The 375 editorial cartoons contained in this work - at once biting, perceptive, and humorous - represent the most outstanding examples of the art from a variety of media - newspapers, magazines, television, and cartoon syndicates - and reflect a broad range of political thought and conviction. Liberal and conservative, radical and middle-of-the-road - virtually every political philosophy finds expression within these pages” (from Front Cover flap). Offered here is the second volume of selected editorial cartoons edited & with contributions by Charles Brooks (1920-2011), an award-winning editorial cartoonist for the Birmingham (Alabama) News & former president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. As the above-quoted portion of its informal introduction makes clear, the political flavor of the time certainly surges to the forefront of these pages; and its fulsome enmeshment with topics such as those listed above (and others near-&-dear to the political world of the 1970s, generally) throb and pulse between these boards. Hardcover in unclipped dust-jacket: “First Printing,” as indicated on copyright page. This item is additionally signed [with doodle of “Uncle Sam”] by Brooks at FFEP. Brooks’ signature, in thin, gold pen ink, reads: “To Bill Plumb — with best wishes, / Charles / BROOKS.” In very fine condition with only minute shelf-wear, light bumping to fine-edges & corners of front, back covers & spine-edge. Dust-jacket in strong fine condition with only mild-to-moderate shelf-wear & some light rubbing to fine-edges & corners of front, back covers & spine-edge; large “COLLECTOR’S MEMOROBILIA ITEM” sticker at top right-hand corner of front cover, otherwise clean. Very Fine / Fine-Very Fine. [Item #7307]

Price: $70.00