The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons: A Semi-serious A-to-Z Archive
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📖 Elevate your coffee table with a century of wit and style!
- FAST UK DISPATCH - Order today and get your set shipped from the UK warehouse the very next working day—no waiting around.
- HIGHLY RATED HUMOR - Join 500+ delighted readers who gave this collection a stellar 4.8-star rating for quality and value.
- A TIMELESS COLLECTION - Dive into nearly 10 decades of iconic New Yorker cartoons, expertly curated by Bob Mankoff.
- INSIGHTFUL COMMENTARY - Enjoy witty, semi-serious insights that add depth to every cartoon, penned by the magazine’s former cartoon editor.
- SLEEK STURDY SLIPCASE - Two-volume set housed in a stylish slipcase—perfect for your office shelf or coffee table.
The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons is a premium two-volume slipcased set featuring nearly 100 years of curated cartoons with expert commentary by Bob Mankoff and a foreword by David Remnick. Highly rated and dispatched next working day from the UK, it’s a must-have for humor lovers and cultural connoisseurs alike.
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| Best Sellers Rank | #102,487 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,926 in Humor #5,828 in Comics, Manga & Graphic Novels |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 519 Reviews |
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F**I
جودة ممتازة وتستحق كل درهم!
جودة ممتازة وتستحق كل درهم!
K**N
nice printing
I like them because I got them when on sale. It is a no brainer to buy such nice books at this reasonable price.
P**R
Magnifique
Pour le prix franchement c'est un regal
A**Y
Great cartoon collection and fantastic price
Really liked the books and strong box holder . Very pleased with it .
N**A
El regalo perfecto!
A mi pareja le ha encantado. Encuadernación súper sólida. El lomo del libro tenía una pequeña marca, pero ha de ser por el viaje.
B**G
Make some shelf space
The New Yorker is not a magazine I read very often, but the high quality of their single-panel cartoons is evident in social media posts, where they are often "republished" in an ad hoc fashion, with some of them almost becoming memes. This large two-volume collection is arranged by topic, and I am sure "list enthusiasts" like Umberto Eco would find the heterogeneous topic list itself hilarious. The collection draws upon many decades of archives (the magazine was established in 1925), but a large number are from our current century. Therefore I appreciate that the date and the cartoonist's name is mentioned at the bottom of each page, especially in those glimpses of a world that no longer exists. For example, jokes about technology get old very fast, and there is even a cartoon about that, where a dog complains about missing the old days when you could go on the internet and nobody knew you were a dog. I would warn buyers that the volumes themselves are large and heavy, presented in a smart red box. Due to the weight of the two tomes together, it's probably not a good idea to put this on a high shelf, unless you are hoping for someone to have an accident. They are substantial hard-backed "coffee table" books, rather than something you might bring on holiday. Good quality paper stock and printing lend a bit of a luxury feel to a medium which is generally rather ephemeral. But my main intention buying this item was to get a good laugh, and while a few of the cartoons don't quite hit my funny bone, The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons manages to generate giggles and/or guffaws on almost every page. No regrets.
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