Trying to find a book related to Cartoons of the World (I know it was not Abroad).
Cover was I think 10×12 or larger. Perhaps 100+ pages.
“Best Cartoons of the World” might be its name, help please. I might be way off..
When I was quite young I remember a book of cartoons or illustrations from around the world. I believe that was part of the title. They were in black and white. Book published in late 50’s, maybe early 60’s. I remember a few cartoons in the book. Simply drawn but interesting to me. The book had a cartoon of a man holding a sledgehammer in an attempt to launch a huge rocket by hitting a board with a fulcrum under it. There was another cartoon of a man trying to hang himself but he had to cut a rope which was attached to a number of pullies and other mechanisms. Rube Goldberg like. That’s the best I can do. Thank you for any help.
The rocket drawing and the Rube Goldberg description sound a lot like the work of Saul Steinberg. His cartoons often appeared in the New Yorker. We have a volume/compilation of his called The Labyrinth. I don’t know if I’m allowed to post URLs (I’ll try below) but you can also search on the web.
https://www.nyrb.com/products/the-labyrinth?variant=53436563719