Back In 1981… I wish I was paying more attention back in 1981, when Christie’s (East) auctioned a number of fabulous original drawings from Thurber’s classic New Yorker series, “The War Between Men and Women.” (Sorry the screenshot is so poor — I took it off of a poor quality online scan of the auction catalog). The expected price range
Read moreFrom Japan: The Dog Department The other day I ran across this interesting cover for the Japanese edition of Thurber’s The Dog Department. I don’t know about you, but I can never get enough Thurber dog drawings; this cover doesn’t disappoint. The book, edited by the fab Michael Rosen, was originally published in the US in 2001 (the US cover
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A New Play, “Thurber: Not Unmeaningless” Comes To Cape May, NJ From New Jersey Stage, September 1, 2025, “Classic American Tales Presents Humorous Stories At The Dormer House” — word of a new play to be staged September 11th: “Thurber: Not Unmeaningless comes to The Dormer House on September 11, part of a new solo play conceived, compiled, and edited
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Here’s something that turned up on Ebay not long ago (and is still there, last time I checked): James Thurber’s Many Moons* released by Columbia Records in 1948 on two (“nonbreakable”) 10″ 78 rpm discs. The art is by Rick Staples Dodge. You can listen to four tracks here (but just 45 seconds of each track). *Many Moons
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