FOBO - The Cynic’s Calendar (page 1/2)

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[picture: Fox and Goose Decoateive Element]

A decorative motif, or page element, from the imprint page, shpwing a fox and a goose (or a duck maybe) reading a book. [$]

1.—January Week 1

Tell the truth and
shame the—family. [more...] [$]

Trouble

They were driving to the poor-house when he car broke down. Granny is filling te engine, perhaps with fuel or with water, while someone in the foreground wields a hammer; behind them, a jester laughs. [more...] [$]

Page detail: Art Neuveau border

A detail from the January Week 1 page showing the decorative border, which repeats on every fourth page throughout most of the book. A cat stands on a skull. [more...] [$]

Page detail: Art Neuveau Cartouche

The encyclopedia of the book says that a cartouche is [more...] [$]

Pictures, text and page images from “The Entirely New Cynic’s Calendar of Revised Wisdom, 1905” by Ethel Watts Mumford, Oliver Herford and Addison Miznerr. I bought my copy of this little book in Olivia’s Books in Picton, Ontario. It is out of copyright.

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The Cynic’s Calendar (page 1/2)

Some sample images

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