Life, 1899-03-23 · page 2 of 20
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# Content Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not editorial content. It promotes a subscription offer from Life Publishing Co. for Charles Dana Gibson's work. **The Main Advertisement:** Offers a one-year Life magazine subscription ($7.00) bundled with Gibson's book "Sketches and Cartoons" (84 drawings, some previously unpublished). The text notes Life is "the only paper in which Mr. Gibson's work now appears." **The Cartoons Shown:** Two Gibson drawings illustrate his style—one depicts figures at a fence (captioned "Is bicycling bad for the heart?"), the other shows a social scene titled "The Education of Mr. Pipp" with the caption "He is much gratified at the attention shown him when in London." These exemplify Gibson's genteel, class-conscious humor about American social life and manners.
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TRERER linha ciclaiialiaiiililiaiiia ala L LIFE, c. D. GIBSON AND HIS LAST BOOK We will send LIFE for one year from date, and also all the back numbers from January st, together with a copy of Charles Dana Gibson’s last book, SKETCHES AND CARTOONS (containing 84 of Mr. Gibson's latest and best drawings, some of which have never been pub- lished before), to any reader of this magazine who will send us seven ($7.00) dollars. Copyright, 1897, by Life Publishing Co. “Ts bicycling bad for the heart? The yearly subscription to LIFE is $500, and the price of SKETCHES AND CARTOONS is $5.00. We offer both for only $7.00 as well as all the back numbers of LIFE from January 1st. Anyone already a subscriber will find in a year’s subscription to LIFE or a copy of Mr, Gibson’s book a desirable gift for any occasion. To those not at present taking LIFE this offer affords an unusual opportunity to get both this paper and Mr. Gibson’s book. . A Specimen Page from Mr. Gibson's Book ‘Sketches and Cartoons.” CHARLES DANA GIBSON. LIFE is the only paper in which Mr. Gibson's work now appears, while SKETCHES AND CARTOONS is the most popular as it is the most artistic and entertaining of all Mr Gibson's books. A catalogue containing 120 examples of the works ; Copyright, 1898, by Life Publishing Co. of Mr. Gibson and other artists will be mailed THE EDUCATION OF MR. PIPP. i, to any address on receipt of ten cents, “ He is much gratified at the attention shown him when in Lonaon.” LIFE PUBLISHING CO., 19 West 31st St., New York City. comicbooks.com