Mike's Big Idea Illustrations by Valerie Anderson

 

Mike's Big Idea is a children's' book written by Rusty Hoffland, with great midcentury comic art illustrations by Valerie Anderson of Zastrow Studios. It's copyright 1965 by Hagen Advertising Inc. This looks like a promotional book that may have been handed out to potential credit union customers. No publishing company is cited in the title page. Heck, there's no title page except on the bottom of one page in caps it states:

PUBLISHED FOR CUNA SUPPLY COOPERATIVE,

AN AFFILIATE OF CUNA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CUNA stands for Credit Union National Association, which is still around. Of the women who created this, that information is lost to time. Regardless, of all the midcentury illustrations, these may be the most midcenturyish. If I ever find more of Valerie Anderson's work, I will share.

Pen Tips On Cartooning by Charles Stoner

 

Pen Tips on Cartooning by Charles Stoner is 48 page booklet that's copyright 1949 by C. Howard Hunt Pen Co. There were at least three editions. This is a second printing. Hunt pen nibs, made for a dip pen, are still available to buy. The nice thing about the book is that Mr. Stoner has plenty of samples of drawings along with an editorial note on most pages about what kind of pen nib he used. Other than him being the author of the booklet, I can find no other information about him online. The small drawing of an off-model Mickey Mouse at the top of the cover was probably made by a previous owner. Other than that, the book is clean and complete.