Man in the Shower by Peter Arno | 1944 First Edition/2nd Printing | WWII Era Cartoon Book | Bixley Shop

Man in the Shower was written and illustrated by master cartoonist Peter Arno. Published in 1944 during WWII when the world desperately needed a smile, this collection includes dozens of full-page black and white adult-targeted cartoons about life in the U.S.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Peter Arno (1904-1968) was an American cartoonist. He contributed cartoons and 101 covers to The New Yorker from 1925, the magazine's first year, until 1968, the year of his death. In 2015, New Yorker contributor Roger Angell described him as "the magazine's first genius".
 
BIXLEY NOTES
• Man in the Shower
• Written & Illustrated by Peter Arno
• Hardcover with dust jacket
• Published by Simon & Schuster, 1944
• First Edition / Second Printing
• Black & white illustrated cartoons throughout
• Measures 12" x 9"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In very good condition
• Binding is nice and tight
• Some shelf wear on the covers
• Dust jacket is a tattered around the edges as expected with age 

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