Life, 1901-11-21 · page 2 of 20
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising** for Life Publishing Company's artistic publications, rather than political cartoons or satire. The featured image shows a sketched portrait of an elegant woman's head, illustrating "A Portfolio of Heads" by C. Allan Gilbert. The advertisement emphasizes this as "a unique collection in Portfolio Form of Ten Sketches of Beautiful Women." The page catalogs various Life publications available for purchase, including illustrated books, plays, and story collections. All items are described with prices and can be ordered through booksellers or directly from Life Publishing Company at 19 West Thirty-first Street, New York City. There is no apparent political satire or social commentary on this page—it functions simply as a commercial catalog of the publisher's artistic merchandise.
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A Portfolio of Heads By C. ALLAN GILBERT A Unique Collection in Port- folio Form of Ten Sketches of T Pi f L Beautiful Women, by the author of "Overheard ia the Wittiagton he Pines o ory Family.” Ew STO! y J. ALM EL Each of the sketches is in it- A New Srory sy J. A. MITCHELL self an artistic treasure. Each Author of “Amos Judd,” ‘“ That First Affair,” “Gloria Victis,” Ete. head is an oval, 8 x 11, carefully printed in tone on tinted, heavy DECORATIVE. DESIGNS BY A, D. BLASHFIELD ) paper, and mounted ready for BOUND IN GREEN AND GOLD. PRICE, $1.50 framing on heavy, neutral board, 15 x 19. “Mr. Mitchell's lovers are the best-natured people in the world and triumph over The portfolio itself is a hand- every obstacle. Then, too, they are real, as are all the charactors jn the stoty.© 2 some production, with special “Bright, vivacions, natural.""— Philadelphia Record. f design and lettering by Mr. | "No happier lovers exist in fiction than those herein described.» Xe Quen Ne Gilbert. any Times-Union. Nase San. Asi , “The ailurement of the story is not wholly literary. “The Ware. Price, Five Dollars, carriage | “A most charming bit of fiction, full of humor and sentiment." = - prepaid. —The Medford Mercury. _ “A charming example of the author's work.""—Saturday Evening Herald, Chicago. Overheard in the Wittington Family. By C. Allan Gilbert. Barbara Frietchie, the Frederick Girl. A Play in Four Acts. A luxurious volume, 10x 14, containing the best examples By Clyde Fitch. Handsomely bound in boards. Colored of Mr. Gilbert's refined illustrative work. The pictures and caver and: lrontisplece portrait, by: Everett shina of) Julia text are printed in black on heavy, coated paper, with remark Masicwe as © Bachara” Aleo reproduction in colors of one sketches in sienna, . . 1. wee + + + $3.00 scene by Shinn, and eleven principal scenes in half-tone, full- The Gibson Proofs. Matted, ready for framing, make inex- page pictures. 123 pages of clear type, siving complete text pensive and pleasing gifts for Christmas, Anniversaries, and stage directions of play,. . + 7 + + $o50 Weddings and other occasions. They are hand-printed on " , imported Japan paper. and even in the simplest frames are Taken from LIFE. Verses and Pictures. The best bright and artistic decorations for any room, The 15x20 proofs are lively verses printed in Lire are here gathered together in a $2 00 cach, the smaller ones, 11 x 14, $1.00, postage prepaid. little volume of the daintiest aspect, making a collection of very unusual cleverness. Illustrated. Price, $0.75; full Fore! Lire’s Book for Golfers. A richly illustrated book, care- leather, holiday style, 2... 6 ee ee ee ee SEO fully printed on heavy paper, dealing exclusively with the game of Golf in its amusing and sentimental aspects. Draw- A Widow and Her Friends. By C. D. Gibson. A volume of ings by Gibson, Hanna, Gilbert, Richards, Blashfeld, Hu ninety beautiful drawings depicted in Mr. Gibson's most and many others. Cover design by Gibson, . . . + «$24 skillful style. Size, 12x18 inches. The following books by ai Mr Gibson are uniform with the above in size and binding, Richacd Croker. ByiAltred Henry Tender. The Ont Hoth and and altogether form a splendid collection of this well-known ized Biography of y $5.00 artist's best work: ‘* Americans,” ** Education of Mr. Pipp,” * Pictures of People.” ‘* Sketches and Cartoons.” . Each $5.00 Life’s Dinner Cards and Menus. Careluily printed Gibson . heads and groups on heavy beveled white card. These cards The Gibson Play. A Two-Act Comedy based on Mr. Charles are very decorative and add greatly to the attractiveness of a Dana Gibson's Series of Cartoons, “A Widow and Her dinner table. They may also be used as seat and score cards Friends.” Hy Marguerite Merrington, Author of “Captain for Progressive Euchre and other games: Lettarblair,” Etc. Attractively bound in board, and ilius- Dinner Card, Size 2} x 4¢ inches, 20 Designs, 15 cents each, trated by Mr. Gibson, ©. 1. 1 ee ees + +. So50 Menu“ “ Norice.—This litle play was written for performance by amatenrs. Persons “ : wishing to secure the right to produce the play for charitable or other purposes bd must first secure written permission from the publishers. No charge for royalty all Ne made as a rule, but no performances must be given without permission lo writing. Half Portions. Short stories, cleverly illustrated and uniquely bounds; se wa ee ee eae eS we we Re BE Mythology for Moderns. The old tales humorously re-told by James S. Metcalfe and illustrated by the best artists, . . $1.00 Coontown’s 400. The funny side of Darky life funnily de- picted by E. W. Kemble, . 22 8 a 1g S200 Predicaments. Short stories by Louis ‘ . Mlus- Attwood’s Pictures. An Artist's History of the Last Ten trated, . 6 ee ee ee ee ee aw we we ve SROO Years of the Nineteenth Century, . . . - + + ee $1.50 All the above from booksellers and dealers, or sent, carriage prepaid, on receipt of price by LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 19 West Thirty-first Street NEW YORK CITY COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON UNOER THE ACT OF 1801.