Life, 1901-01-17 · page 2 of 20
Life — January 17, 1901 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Life Magazine Advertisement Page This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It showcases three publications by Life's publishing house, all featuring artwork by C. Allan Gilbert, a popular illustrator of the era: 1. **"Overheard in the Wittington Family"** — a $3 luxury volume of Gilbert's illustrations 2. **"Fore! Life's Book for Golfers"** — a $2 illustrated book about golf 3. A promotional offer for a **signed Gibson drawing** (a portrait of "Gibson's Most Bewitching Girl") — free with a $5 one-year subscription to Life The advertisements emphasize the exclusivity and artistic quality of these publications, targeting affluent readers. The Gibson drawing offer creates urgency by noting the plate will be "destroyed February First," making the subscription a limited-time collectible. This represents typical early 20th-century magazine marketing strategies.
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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, 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. FREE! A SIGNED GIBSON DRAWING! HEAD of Ginson’s Most Bewitching Girl A. may be yours for nothing. THE Each proof signed personally by C. D. Gibson, matted and ready for framing, 14 inches by 11 PLATE WILL inches in size, on Japan paper. We show herewith a sketch of the beautiful heroine of Mr. Gibson's new series of cartoons, BE «A Wipow axp HER Frienps,”’ Mr. Gibson’s latest and most important work, which is now appearing in Lire. The portrait is much larger DESTROYED and shows her full face. You can secure the signed portrait only b: sending $5.00 for a new subscription to Lirter =. FEBRUARY FIRST. one year. The drawing will not be sold or reprinted. It is for the exclusive ownership of our subscribers. At the expiration of this offer — the plate will be destroyed. New subscribers will receive for five dollars a THIS OFFER year’s suuseripiioa to Lire sud the signed Bor trait which yon can get in no other way, also ai the copies of LAR in which cartoons of “The EXPIRES Widow" series have already appeared. This offer is net. ON THIS 18 NOT THE PICTURE YOU WILL RECEIVE. qans MERELY OIvEO Aw IDEA CP The WIDw. Lire PuBLisHNe Co., 19 West 8ist St., N. ¥. THAT DATE. COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON comicbooks.com