Life, 1900-12-27 · page 2 of 21
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# Life Magazine Advertisement Page (circa 1900) This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It promotes Life Publishing Company's artistic books and products, featuring illustrated portraits by artist C. Allan Gilbert. The main advertised item is "Overheard in the Wittington Family," a luxurious volume with Gilbert's refined illustrations, priced at $3 (carriage prepaid). Additional offerings include "Life's Book for Golfers" ($2), books on Americans and Attwood's pictures ($5), and other titles. The most notable product is **Life's Gibson Calendar for 1901**—featuring artwork by Charles Dana Gibson, the famous illustrator of the "Gibson Girl" ideal of feminine beauty. The calendar, priced at $2, is described as "the most artistic of the pictorial calendars." The page reflects turn-of-century American consumer culture and the popularity of illustrated art books as gifts.
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Life’s Artistic Publications. OVERHEARD IN THE WITTINGTON FAMILY. By C. ALLAN CILBERT. LUXURIOUS volume, 10x 14, containing the best examples of Mr. Gilbert's refined illustrative work. The pictures and text are printed in black on heavy, coated paper, with remark sketches in sienna. The binding is a unique one in cloth, gold and colors, with a special design by Mr. Gilbert. ‘Overheard in the Wittington Family” is one of the handsomest productions of the season, and is especially appropriate as a holiday gift. Price $3, carriage prepaid. To be had of all booksellers. FORE! Life’s Book for Golfers. A richly illustrated book, carefully printed on heavy paper, dealing exclusively with the game of Golf in its amusing and sentimental aspects. Drawings by Gibson, Hanna, Gilbert, Richards, Blashfield, Hutt, and many others. Cover Design by Gibson. Price, $2.00. Attwood’s Pictures. An Artist’s History of the Half Portions. Short stories, cleverly illustrated Last Ten Years of the Nineteenth Century, . $2.00 and uniquely bound, ee Mythology for Moderns. The old tales humorously re-told by James S. Metcalfe and fllustrated by the best artists, +e Bi ba ww@! ee Predicaments. Short stories by Louis Evan Ship- | Coontown’s 400. The funny side of Darky life man, Illustrated, . 6 2. 1 ee + + St.00 funnily depicted by E, W. Kemble, . . . . $2.00 LIFE’S GIBSON CALENDAR FOR. 1901. A HANDSOME GIFT , THE MOST ARTISTIC OR 4 OF THE SOUVENIR. - By PICTORIAL CALENDARS. $1.25 Americans. C.D. Gibson's latest book. Large sized drawings on heavy paper, . . . . + . «+ $5.00 $1.00 The popularity of the Gibson Calendar for 3 Thirteen large cards, each having, besides tg00 has encouraged the publishers to make the usual monthly calendar, large pictures the new issue larger and handsomer than its 3 and remark sketches by Charles Dana Gib- predecessor. Itis a distinguished and artistic son, held together by heavy cord, and product of the best to be had in drawing, re- handsomely boxed. production and printing. It is unequalled as a gift or souvenir. Copyright. 1900. by Lise Publahing Co Price, $2.00. The above books may be had of any bookseller, or wild be sent carriage prepaid on receipt of price by 19 West Thirty-First street, LIFE PUBLISHING COPIPAN NEW YORK CITY. comicbooks.com