Rigby 'sixty-Nine
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.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A snapshot of a nation caught between tradition and transformation, Rigby 'Sixty-Nine is a sharp, witty collection of political cartoons and caricatures that chronicles the defining moments, personalities, and controversies of Australia in 1969. Drawing on the rich satirical tradition of press cartooning, the collection presents the year's most talked-about events through incisive line work and biting comic commentary, capturing the mood of a country navigating a turbulent political and social landscape with irreverence and flair. As an annual compendium of illustrated wit, Rigby 'Sixty-Nine stands as a valuable cultural artifact, documenting the zeitgeist of late-1960s Australia with the authority and immediacy that only editorial cartooning can command. The collection illustrates how humour and satire serve not merely as entertainment, but as a form of democratic accountability — holding power to ridicule and giving voice to public sentiment. For collectors, historians, and lovers of Australian graphic art alike, this volume raises one compelling question: how much has really changed?
Author: Rigby
Format: Paperback
Genre: Cartoons & comic strips
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A snapshot of a nation caught between tradition and transformation, Rigby 'Sixty-Nine is a sharp, witty collection of political cartoons and caricatures that chronicles the defining moments, personalities, and controversies of Australia in 1969. Drawing on the rich satirical tradition of press cartooning, the collection presents the year's most talked-about events through incisive line work and biting comic commentary, capturing the mood of a country navigating a turbulent political and social landscape with irreverence and flair. As an annual compendium of illustrated wit, Rigby 'Sixty-Nine stands as a valuable cultural artifact, documenting the zeitgeist of late-1960s Australia with the authority and immediacy that only editorial cartooning can command. The collection illustrates how humour and satire serve not merely as entertainment, but as a form of democratic accountability — holding power to ridicule and giving voice to public sentiment. For collectors, historians, and lovers of Australian graphic art alike, this volume raises one compelling question: how much has really changed?