Life, 1903-12-10 · page 9 of 58
Life — December 10, 1903 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising for books**, not a political cartoon. It contains: 1. **Top section**: Holiday book advertisements from Dana Estes & Co. (Boston) and D. Appleton & Company (New York), promoting novels by American authors like Anna Robeson Brown and Walter Rowlands. 2. **Bottom section**: A "Christmas Books" advertisement from Dodd, Mead & Co. (New York), listing illustrated gift books including titles like *Red-Head*, *The Black Shilling*, and *The Golden-Rod Fairy Book*. The page reflects early 20th-century publishing and holiday consumer culture, with emphasis on beautifully illustrated editions suitable as Christmas gifts. There are no political cartoons or satirical commentary visible—this is a straightforward commercial advertisement section of *Life* magazine.
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A Few of Estes’ Holiday Books THE reer nes SON “The Immortal Garl: nd," hia By ANNA ROBESON BROWN or of * Cosmopolitan Comed Ma wings by A. K. Becher. Cloth, 12mo, $1.50, A HERMIT’ S WILD FRIENDS; Or, Eighteen Years in the Woods By MASON A. WALTON, Ay Walton ry other emluent artista, Cloth, Among the Great Masters of the Drama By WALTER ROWLANDS, author of Music," etc. Izth volome in the popular Great Masters Ferien, The text fe bright, 32, tr ri nd the Mlastratios present a0, gilt ALL BOOKSELLERS DANA ESTES & CO., Publishers, Boston “Among the Great Masters of Sixth Printing THE CAPTAIN'S TOLL-GATE By Frank R, Stockton A Complete Posthumous Ni BUTTERNUT JONES By Tilden Tilford A Story of Ranch Life and the Plains ra as wih in a more truly Gloucester. Mr ince the early writings of late pseudonym of her periodicals. of wild creatares rigival drawings pivit rot hows an exrellent under. panding ot i Western type and te replete wit a seter'drawing and sdventur St. Leute Utede Democr FOUR-IN-HAND By Geraldine Anthony A Smart Story of New York Society Life “It ina rellef to find @ story of society in which there aro ‘and ecandala” New York Press, Third Printing THE LAW OP LIFE By Anna McClure Sbol! As Original Stedy Fourth Printing THE SILVER POPPY By Arthur Strtugee A Realistic Story of Literary Bohemia American University Life attention by THE CHASM By Reginald Wright Kauffman and Edward Childs Carpenter The Boss and the Re- Politics NOVELS BY AMERICAN AUTHORS Each I2mo. Cloth, $1.50 ‘k which containe eueh a powerfal appeal to our inte Ugence and aympathics that there can be no, question of ite fnstant success.” —Padedetpha Rem, THE CAREER TRIUMPHANT By Henry B, Boone A Story of Preseat-Day Reece Virginia BE ally which ener Erte ne se amugsratr fisaone meatier © | Mort rain MAMZELLE FIFINE By Eleanor Atkinson A Delightfol Picture of the Youthfal Josephine D, APPLETON & GOMPANY, Publishers, NEW YORK CHRISTMAS BOOK.S A Checked Love Affair By Paut Leicester Forp Author of * Wanted, a Chaperon,” “ Wanted, a Matchmaker.” Illustrations in photo- gravure by Harrison Fisher. Homes and Their Decoration : By Litre Hamitton Frencu With over roo illustrations by Katharine C. Budd, and numerous photographs. Vet, $3.00 Red-Head By Joun Urt Lioyp Author of ‘Stringtown on the Pike,” “Etidorpha.” etc. With numerous illustra. tions and decorations by Reginald Birch. Net, $1.60 The Black Shilling By Ameuia E. Barr Author of “The Bow of Orange Ribbon.” ‘The Maid of Maiden Lane,” etc. Illustrated. (Fiction.) In Arcady By Hamitton Wricut MasiE Author of ** Under the Trees,” etc. Full-page illustrations by Will Low: decorations in color by Charles L, Hinton Net, $1.80 The Bending of the Twig By Wa ter RusseELL Author of “The Sea Children.” With full- page illustrations and text cuts..et, $2.00 In the Palaces of the Sultan By Anna Bowman Dopp Author of “Three Normandy Inns,” etc. With photogravure illustrations. .Vet, $4.00 The Sherrods By Geoxce Barr McCutcnron Author of ‘Graustark” and ‘Castle Craney- crow.” Illustrated, (Fiction.)...... $1.50 (Postage on “net” books 1s extra) When Malindy Sings By Pau Laurence Dunsar Author of ‘*Candle-Lightin’ Time.” ** Lyrics of Lowly Life,” etc. With illustrations by the Hampton Camera Club. Net, $1.50 The Golden-Rod Fairy Book Compiled by EstHEr SINGLETON Author of ‘Romantic Castles and Palaces,” etc. Illustrated Net, $1.60 The Oriental Rug By W. D. Ettwancer With many black and white. illustrations in color and in oa: seemeeaTENS Net, $2.50 The Yellow Crayon By E. Puitiies Oprpennemm Author of “A Prince of Sinners,” etc, (Fiction.) 6.0.6.2... esse eens seeeeeeeee $1.50 Dodd, Mead (2 Co., Publishers, N. ». comicbooks.com