Life, 1906-12-06 · page 15 of 64
Life — December 6, 1906 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **book advertising page**, not a political cartoon. It showcases Christmas gift recommendations from major publishers like Moffat, Yard & Company and Macmillan. Key advertised titles include: - **"The Von Blumers"** by Tom Masson (Life's managing editor)—described as witty commentary on married life - **"The American Girl"** by Howard Chandler Christy—praised as the year's most striking gift book - **"Random Rhymes and Odd Numbers"** by Wallace Irwin—humorous verses, with references to Theodore Roosevelt's "Ballad of Sagamore Hill" and "Willie's always running" (likely political satire about Roosevelt) - **"Richard the Brazen"** and other titles The page reflects early 1900s literary culture, emphasizing illustrated, humor-focused books as appropriate Christmas gifts. The Roosevelt references suggest contemporary political humor was popular gift material.
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LIFE he? BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS GIVING "| The New Book by Mr. Masson THE VON BLUMERS By TOM MASSON, Managing Editor of LIFE and Author of «¢A Corner in Women”’ This FINE STORY deals, with INSIGHT and BRILLIANCY, with the ROMANCE and HUMOR of MARRIED LIFE IT 18 BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED AND PRESENTED, THE IDEAL GIFT BOOK. Ilustrated by Bayard Jones, t2mo, $1.30 net (Postage 13 cents). REMINISCENCES OF A MOSBY | ey Th. Mon Striking Gif By JOHN W. MUNSON E, Book of the Present Year A remarkable volume of personal experience, of unusual historical ] le 1A Romance of / -§*> 1 AMERICAN GIRL Old Furniture H ‘i By Every Reader of The FACE IN The | : 3 HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY LIFE ; . | should possess a copy of GIRANDOLE This elaborate and interesting book presents | 446 VON BLUMERS By WILLIAM FREDERICK DIX be (4 Mr. Christy’s personal ideas about his fas- , a: cinating subjeét. Brilliantly written and ‘A romance of high quality and a re i 7 gift book of distin@ion. aN brilliantly illustrated. ie a Z GI: i Ny as = squarely before the public Iustrated and Printed in Colors. WER With 38 Illustrations in Colors, Size, 7 x 9} for just what he is and just Boxed, $2.00 net (Postage 15 cents). pr inches. Boxed, $2.50 net (Expressage extra). what he stands for, and which places MR. MASSON FIFTH LARGE EDI- “Pat wi Ineseaee hs reales 3 . as the foremost humorist, quia? TES RICHARD THE BRAZEN riinierteitiehter' | in the higher sense of the Mlustrated in Color, By BRADY & PEPLE ae aitlog.— 84 Peet | word) in America, 12m0, $1.50. JUST READY : AN ILLUSTRATED ‘COLLECTION OF 4 Wallace Irwin s Redfield | Random Rhymes Brothers 4 IN Ay REPRESENTATIVE collection of the best hu- morous verses written since we used to laugh with Eugene Field. Do you remember“*The 46 Life 99 | Ballad of Sagamore Hill?” In this book is its irresistible picture of the great official who set out “To drag the gentle Bird of Peace To Portsmouth by the neck."* PRINTERS OF And “Willie’s always running” is even more pat now than when it was written. Cloth, $1.50 Net Ij you liked his verses ‘in LIFE for the Jun of them, the jolly lilt in them and the audacity and the cleverness of them, take the book home and read it—read it aloud. Then buy more copies to give your friends. We design and print FINE BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS, CATALOGUES and ADVERTISING BOOKLETS — We are specialists in HIGH- GRADE COLOR PRINTING of all descriptions. Our representative SIL heed al at ay ln ta eo inte eo Macmillan Company : Publishers | Sixty-Four & Sixty-Six Fifth Avenue : New York City comicbooks.com