Hokinson, Helen E.

There are Ladies Present [Satire; New Yorker Magazine]

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.

The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean with light, even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. The un-clipped dust jacket shows age-fading with color loss along edges and a dampstain along the top edge, visible on the inside but not affecting the text. The book measures 10 inches tall and contains 86 pages.

This collection presents Hokinson’s signature satirical cartoons, originally featured in The New Yorker, capturing the humor and social nuances of mid-20th-century American life. Bound in camel-colored cloth with red lettering, it includes the original dust jacket with illustration, reflecting Hokinson’s keen observations of women and society.

Helen E. Hokinson was a celebrated American cartoonist for The New Yorker, known for her humorous and insightful depictions of upper-middle-class women. Her work offers a timeless look at social manners and cultural mores, making this volume a collectible example of mid-century cartooning.

Subjects: Women’s Society, Social Commentary, Mid-20th Century American Culture; Cartoons, Humor, Satire; New Yorker Magazine

Item #21188

Price: $24.00