Most Of Us Are Absurd
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Chipping and tanning near spine of jacket - otherwise structural. Pages clean. Usual aging on binding.
A beloved classic of British humor, Most of Us Are Absurd presents a wickedly observant collection of cartoons and witty commentary by Graham Laidler, the celebrated artist known as Pont, whose sharp eye for the quirks of everyday English life made him one of the most cherished contributors to Punch magazine in the 1930s and 40s. With gentle but incisive wit, the work chronicles the endearing absurdities of the British character — from the stoic commuter to the bumbling amateur — capturing a nation's foibles with affectionate precision. Each illustration and caption illustrates the universal human tendency toward self-importance, social awkwardness, and cheerful self-delusion, rendered in Pont's unmistakably warm yet satirical style. The tone throughout is light and comedic, yet carries an undercurrent of genuine social observation that elevates it well beyond simple caricature, making it as resonant today as when it first appeared.
Author: Pont (Graham Laidler)
Format: Hardback
Published: 1946, Collins, St. James's Place London
Genre: Cartoons & comic strips
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Chipping and tanning near spine of jacket - otherwise structural. Pages clean. Usual aging on binding.
A beloved classic of British humor, Most of Us Are Absurd presents a wickedly observant collection of cartoons and witty commentary by Graham Laidler, the celebrated artist known as Pont, whose sharp eye for the quirks of everyday English life made him one of the most cherished contributors to Punch magazine in the 1930s and 40s. With gentle but incisive wit, the work chronicles the endearing absurdities of the British character — from the stoic commuter to the bumbling amateur — capturing a nation's foibles with affectionate precision. Each illustration and caption illustrates the universal human tendency toward self-importance, social awkwardness, and cheerful self-delusion, rendered in Pont's unmistakably warm yet satirical style. The tone throughout is light and comedic, yet carries an undercurrent of genuine social observation that elevates it well beyond simple caricature, making it as resonant today as when it first appeared.