Rogues Gallery:
More Misued Masterpieces

By Dave Brown £22.99 (Hardback)

Would the Recession have riled Rembrandt, or the Bailout bewildered Blake? Would a modern Michelangelo still have faith in Creationism? Dave Brown again channels the spirits of the Old Masters as they guide his paintbrush across the broad canvas of 21s century politics. Through the medium of cartoon Goya gets to grips with Gordon while Van Gogh hurls his old shoes at George Dubya.

In this second collection from his long running series in The Independent, Dave saves for the nation 76 Masterpieces, in full colour, of the satirist’s art, including Diana and Actaeon, and all for less than one two millionth of the cost of Titian’s original. Rogues’ Gallery II may possibly send Stubbs and Seurat spinning in their graves, but hopefully it will simply leave the reader rolling with laughter.

Illingworth
Political cartoons from the Daily Mail 1939 - 69

By Timothy S. Benson
Foreword by Mac of the Daily Mail
£19.99 (Hardback)

Leslie Gilbert Illingworth (1902 – 1979) was perhaps one of the last great practitioners of penmanship to take up political cartooning. This book is not only a biography of one of the twentieth century’s most important cartoonists, but also a visual and detailed chronicle of thirty years of history through roughly three hundred cartoons that were originally published in the Daily Mail.

Tory Blues
A cartoon history of the Conservative Party

By Alan Mumford
Foreword by (Lord) Kenneth Baker
£19.99 (Hardback)

This book charts the history of the Conservative Party through political cartoons from Benjamin Disraeli to David Cameron.

Chapters presenting cartoons chronologically are supported by summaries of political history including work by Tenniel, Carruthers Gould, Low, Vicky, Cummings, Bell Brookes and Garland amongst many others.

The first chapter reviews the changing style and the possible impact of cartoons and the relationship between cartoonists and press barons especially Lords Beaverbrook and Rothermere in the 1930s.

Wholly new insights appear which review the use of cartoons in biography and autobiography, and in addition ten former Conservative Ministers give their view on cartoons.

An Independent Line

by Dave Brown, Peter Schrank and Tim Sanders
£19.99 (Hardback)

From the fag-end of the Major years to New Labour’s smoking ban and beyond, this is a king-size pack of unfiltered satire from the political cartoonists of The Independent.

Clinton’s cigar, George Dubya striking a light under the Middle East, Blair’s pants on fire, the damp matchbox of Gordon’s premiership and an ashtray of other smouldering issues are the butts of their humour.

Drawing on the best of over 12 years of material, this book blows smoke in the face of our political masters, but will have you spluttering with mirth.

Perhaps it should come with a government warning…

LAUGHING CAN SERIOUSLY IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH!

Low and the Dictators

by Tim Benson £17.99 (Hardback)

Sir David Low (1891 – 1963) is considered the greatest political cartoonist in newspaper history. Low not only influenced his contemporaries, but also the generations of cartoonists that followed him. This book, featuring ALL NEW Low material, covers the rise and fall of the Dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Also included are cartoons that were refused publication or were altered by the Evening Standard editor after pressure from the Chamberlain Government, which considered Low’s work during the late 1930s as damaging to Anglo-German relations. Low’s contentious cartoon strips ‘Hit and Muss’ and ‘Muzzler’, which appeared weekly in his Saturday full-page Topical Budget cartoon, are also reproduced in this book in their entirety.

Shooting the Witness: The Cartoons of Naji Al-Ali

£5 (softback)

Naji Al-Ali was one of the most prominent cartoonists in the Arab world until he was shot dead in London in 1987. Sarcastic, poignant and perhaps too bold, Al-Ali’s cartoons were drawn from his experience as a Palestinian refugee since childhood and clearly reflected his political stance. This book which was produced for an exhibition of Al-Ali’s original cartoons at the Political Cartoon Gallery in 2008 features the very best of his work.

Butterworth: The Political Cartoons of George Butterworth 1938 - 1953

by Tim Benson £14.99 (Hardback)

This book graphically illustrates the period 1938 to 1953 through the amusing and beautifully drawn cartoons of George Butterworth, almost all of which have not been seen since they were first published. Butterworth started his career as a sports cartoonist on the Stockport Advertiser and the Cheshire Daily Echo. When war was declared against Nazi Germany in September 1939, Butterworth took over as political cartoonist on the Manchester Daily Dispatch. Butterworth?s daily cartoons proved to be such a success that he soon came to the personal attention of both Hitler and Mussolini. After Germany had been defeated in May 1945, Butterworth prophetically turned his attentions to the threat Stalin, and the Soviet Union, posed to the Western Democracies. During this period, Butterworth also poured scorn on the new Labour Government led by Clement Attlee. The post-war years of austerity and financial crisis were all imaginatively used by Butterworth as ammunition for his daily cartoons.

The Cartoon Century

By Tim Benson £20 (Hardback)

Cartoons have the astonishing power to encapsulate a historical moment or popular mood, and this magnificent new survey of over 650 cartoons tells the story of modern Britain through hundreds of the finest examples. Year by year, from the death of Queen Victoria to the downfall of Saddam Hussein, it shows the views taken by the nation's leading cartoonists of the issues and personalities that dominated the news - some of worldwide significance (the outbreak of the Second World War, for example), some of major social and political importance (for instance, the rise of the Suffragettes), some reflecting more parochial obsessions (as, for example, the Edwardian cartoon bemoaning the presence of foreign players in English football teams). Some show a nation united (the outbreak of the First World War); more often they reveal where battlelines have been drawn, whether they're cartoons supporting or attacking appeasement, trade unions, the EU or contraception, or seeking to praise or bury Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair or the Archbishop of Canterbury. Many have achieved iconic status (David Low's savage attacks on Hitler; Steve Bell's portrayal of John Major with his pants over his trousers), but the majority of the cartoons shown here have not seen the light of day since they were first published, or were rejected or censored by contemporary newspapers. Together they offer fascinating and revealing snapshot views of Britain over the course of a tumultuous century.

Rogues’ Gallery

by Dave Brown £22.99 (Hardback)

What exactly was the joke in Leonardo’s famous cartoon, and why is the Laughing Cavalier so amused? These are just two of the mysteries that this book fails to solve. However what you will discover in Dave Brown’s reinterpretation of the Old Masters is a series of wickedly funny satires. Here he employs his inimitable draughtsmanship to stunning purpose, poking a paintbrush in the eye of our political leaders, and twisting the palette knife to rib-tickling effect. The Rogues’ Gallery series has appeared in The Independent since January 2004, and this book is a selection of the best of over three years of cartoons. The book is fully illustrated in colour and includes the original paintings that go alongside Brown’s cartoons throughout the book.

Did Cowards Flinch?

A cartoon history of the Labour Party Alan Mumford Foreword by Neil Kinnock £19.99 (Hardback)

This collection of cartoons covers the highlights - and the lowlights - of the History of the Labour Party. Introductory chapters review the context in which political cartoons appear, in terms of the ownership of newspapers and their attitude to the Labour Party. The relationship between cartoonists and the newspapers in which they appeared, and specifically their own political views are reviewed. Each stage in the evolution of the Labour Party is given an introduction in the text, followed by the cartoons for each period. In addition two chapters highlight major figures not otherwise emphasised in the text. This fascinating collection, including work by Low, Dyson, Vicky, Steve Bell and Peter Brookes, enables readers not only to see the changing depictions of issues and personalities, but also brings out common features in the changing focus of the Labour Party.

Suezcide: A cartoon history of the Suez Crisis 1956

Timothy Benson and Tony Gorst 2006 £19.99 (Hardback)

On 26 July 1956, Nasser announced the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company. This created an international diplomatic crisis that culminated in a disastrous military adventure by Britain and France in association with Israel. It ended in a humiliating ceasefire in response to widespread international condemnation. The damage to Britain’s international standing was reflected at home by the resignation of Anthony Eden. Such dramatic events were reflected with in the British political press not only on the news and editorial pages but also through the work of cartoonists. This book documents the history of the Suez Crisis through cartoons from the UK and around the world.

My Vision for a New You

Steve Bell £12.99 (Hardback)

Steve Bell takes us inside the mind of Tony Blair The Soon-to-Be Number One Inspirational Manual from Britain's Leading Positive Thinker. You can be successful just like Tony Blair. Use this guide and you can reach your goals. Don't and you won't. Steve Bell dreamed up this book based on long imaginary conversations with Britain's most powerful man. In his day job Steve Bell is an award-winning political cartoonist for the Guardian. Read this book and you could become Prime Minister – or you could do it the hard way.

'Arguably the greatest living political cartoonist... This handsome volume... depict[s] the increasing degeneracy and madness of the Blair administration with a disturbing eloquence... Bell has worked wonders once again' - Morning Star

If... Marches On

Steve Bell £12.99 (Hardback)

The stunning new bumper collection of Steve Bell's If... cartoons Where do penguins march to? What do they do when they get there? How tight are Tony Blair's pants? What is it that politicians can't keep in their trousers? What kind of creature was William Hague? Is there really something about Cameron? Does George Bush have anything in common with the Arctic Monkeys?

These are some of the questions that may or may not be answered by this book. In time honoured tradition, If... Marches On contains a huge dose of Steve Bell's If... cartoons stripped from their usual habitat in the pages of the Guardian; but for this edition there is a difference – this magnificent beast of a book is in full vibrant COLOUR.* *except where it is in black and white

Don’t lose it again! The life and war-time cartoons of Philip Zec (Hardback)

Donald Zec - £19.99

Philip Zec is now widely regarded as the most important political cartoonist of World War Two. From 1939 to 1945 he produced 1529 cartoons for the Daily Mirror which caught brilliantly the defiance of the British people at war. Some of his finest drawings are reproduced in these pages. Two cartoons made history: the first, the notorious ‘seaman on the raft’ cartoon was astonishingly misinterpreted in Downing Street and led to a furious debate in Parliament: the second, a moving evocation of the folly of war gives the book its title and marks the sixtieth anniversary of VE Day on 8th of May. Written by the cartoonist'ss brother Donald, the award-wining journalist and author, Don’t Lose It Again hallmarks a unique talent which contributed significantly to the British war effort. This book is probably the most incisive biography of a political cartoonist since Sir David Low’s own autobiography 49 years ago

Churchill in Caricature (hardback)

Political Cartoon Gallery - £14.99

From his first Cabinet appointment, as President of the Board of Trade in May 1908 through to his retirement as Prime Minister in April 1955, Sir Winston Churchill was taken to task by cartoonists at every available opportunity. Churchill in Caricature focuses exclusively on Sir Winston Churchill’s long and illustrious career though the eyes of the great cartoonists both at home and around the world. The book also includes Dr Tim Benson’s fully illustrated essay entitled ‘Low on Churchill’. An abridged version of this essay appeared in History Today in 2000. This book is a must for anyone interested in the Greatest Briton of all time!

Strube: The World’s Most Popular Cartoonist

Timothy S. Benson - £16.99

This first biography on the life of Sidney Strube not only offers a cartoon journey through 20th Century British History, but also an insight into the world of editorial cartooning during its heyday. Strube was the editorial cartoonist of the Daily Express between 1912 and 1948. During these years, he assisted in making the Daily Express the best selling national newspaper in the world. In 1915, Strube enlisted in the Artists Rifles Battalion and served on the Western Front alongside other artists and writers such as Paul Nash and Wilfred Owen. Strube’s greatest creation was the ‘Little Man’, a figure large sections of the population then identified with. During the 1930s, Strube’s ridiculing of Hitler and Mussolini led the Daily Express to being banned in Germany and Italy. Strube’s name, alongside many other prominent critics of Hitler’s regime, was discovered on a Nazi hit list after the war. The book is packed with not only many of Strube’s most famous cartoons, but also photographs and cartoon related images that have never been published before.

Apes of Wrath

From pregnant chads in Florida to peace in Iraq, gay marriages in San Francisco, and beyond, we have on offer a stunning full colour collection of Steve Bell’s greatest caricatures of American President George W. Bush. Steve Bell’s Guardian cartoons are accompanied throughout by his working sketches from notebooks, original unpublished artwork, and an extremely funny narrative in the voice of the strangely simian president, with a cast of other animals, including his pet Prime Minister.

NATURE NOTES: The Natural Selection

The world of NATURE NOTES is a place where the great and the good become the small and the furry; the edible and the biodegradable. The Labour cabinet is a collection of nuts; Ken Livingstone is a newt - 'pissedasanewtus'; Iain Duncan Smith metamorphosises into 'the Hardly Ever Spotted Moth'. But on the receiving end of the most biting of Brookes' satire is the much discussed Bush/Blair coalition. The Dogs of War circle, including the Poodle and the US Bloodhound: 'Essentially dumb, and at bottom touchingly close to one another'. The Red-necked grebe, genus name 'Dubya texassa', does a war dance with the Brown-nosed Blair; Donald Rumsfeld - Rumsfeld obliteratus - appears as the Hawk Moth. Covering September 2001 to May 2004, the fourth volume of NATURE NOTES is a wonderfully revealing commentary on the current obsession with Wars on Terror, the continuing spin of the New Labour government, as well as being a hilarious and incisive succession of merciless character studies.

The Duke of Wellington and His Political Career - The caricaturists’ view

Former Tory politician, Sir Edward du Cann, has one of the largest collections of caricatures of the Duke of Wellington in private ownership, numbering over 250. This book brings together 120 of them, featuring the work of such artists as Paul Pry, Cruickshank, John Doyle, W. Heath, Sharpshooter, and more. The book deals with caricature as a reflection of popular opinion.

Picture Politics: Francis Carruthers Gould, 1844 -1925
Lois Lamplugh - £9.99 (£8.99 to PCS Members)

Francis Carruthers Gould was born is Barnstaple in 1844. In 1888, he began to contribute a weekly topical cartoon to the Pall Mall Budget. He also worked for the Pall Mall Gazette, and in 1893 became the first regular daily cartoonist employed by a newspaper when he became assistant editor. He also edited a monthly magazine, Picture-Politics. From 1914 to his death in 1925 he enjoyed an active retirement in Porlock, Somerset.

Low: The Twentieth Century's Greatest Cartoonist
The Political Cartoon Society & BBC History Magazine 2002- £14.99

The cartoonist David Low (1891-1963) chronicled and commented on many of the great events of the 20th century. Loved and loathed by his audience and his subjects alike, adored by Churchill and banned by the Nazis, Low captured the absurdity and heroism of British social and political life. This book, a catalogue of the exhibition in Westminster Hall, brings together his most unforgettable cartoons and caricatures, as well as an assessment of his art and historic importance.

Lordly Cartoons
Alan Mumford - £19.99 (£15.99 to PCS Members)

Burke's Peerage is pleased to present a very different view of Lords and Ladies, through cartoons published over the last two hundred and fifty years. The cartoons lend an often-critical view of the personalities and events. The earliest cartoon, by William Hogarth, shows the last Lord to be hanged for treason because of his support for the Jacobite cause in 1745. A number of chapters cover the activities of the House of Lords and its reform, and many major personalities involved in political life. The Earl of Beaconsfield (Disraeli), Asquith, Lloyd George, the Earl of Stockton (Macmillan), Lord Home and Baroness Thatcher appear. Ladies have a chapter to themselves, including a trio of Liberals – Margot Asquith, Violet Bonham Carter, Megan Lloyd George – and their Liberal Democrat successor Shirley Williams.

However it is not all politics – there are cartoons of personalities from sport (Cowdrey), military life (Kitchener), theatre (Olivier) and press (Beaverbrook). The most contentious cartoons relate to scandals in which Lords have been involved, and not just Lord Archer! There seem to have been fewer cartoons of a smaller number of scandals involving ladies! Different stages in the opening of stately homes at Longleat and Woburn are also in evidence.

Larry at War by Larry
Peter Brookes 2002 - £3.99 (£3.19 to PCS Members)

A brilliantly funny anthology of nearly 200 new cartoons on the Second World War by one of Britain's funniest gag cartoonists. According to Alan Coren, Larry is the "only great silent comedian still in business".

PETER BROOKES of The Times
Peter Brookes 2002 - £14.99 (£11.99 to PCS Members)

A volume of award-winning cartoonist Peter Brookes' illustrations from "The Times", picked by the man himself. Pithy and provocative, his cartoons offer pause for thought, as well as a laugh. They include his well-known "Before" and "After" the US bombing of Afghanistan illustrations.

Bell's Eye: Twenty Years of Drawing Blood
Steve Bell 1999 - £12.99 (£10.39 to PCS Members)

A retrospective volume of Steve Bell's cartoons and satiric drawings (in black and white and colour) which have appeared in different mediums over the past decade, including The Spectator, Punch and The New Statesman. It shows the work of this award-winning cartoonist and editorial artist as being among the finest satiric drawings of the twentieth century.

Unspeakable If
Steve Bell 2003 - £10.99 (£8.79 to PCS Members)

The astonishing new Steve Bell collection Unspeakable If... brings together the very best of Steve Bell's dazzling daily Guardian cartoons, from New Labour's mid-election walkover to the present. Bell's cartoons steer a third way through the second phase of King Tony's reign, and a world experiencing the consequences of the 9/11 attacks, war on Afghanistan and Iraq, and the rise and rise of the presidential chimpanzee. Starring a cast of corporate fat cats, royal frauds, terrorists, embattled Tories, embittered ex-ministers, disgruntled fire-fighters, off-message dictators and messianic world leaders (and penguins), this is a book for anyone with an inkling of just how difficult it is to get a small war started in the Middle-East. "In Steve Bell...we have a cartoonist whose instinctive radicalism places him clearly on the side of the poor and the oppressed, and against the might of the rich and powerful. One of the most biting and successful cartoonists of his generation" - Tony Benn

Unstoppable If
Steve Bell 2001 - £10.99 (£8.79 to PCS Members)

The latest collection of Steve Bell’s award-winning If cartoons from the Guardian. Hot on the heels of his best-selling Chairman Blair’s Little Red Book comes this stunning new collection of Steve Bell’s If cartoon strips. From the triumphant accession of New Labour to power at the 1997 election, through crisis, madness, posturing and politics, here are the key players and the essential moments of our recent history, recorded week by week through the pen of Britain’s greatest contemporary political satirist.

Chairman Blair’s Little Red Book
Steve Bell & Brian Homer 2001- £6.99 (£5.59 to PCS Members)

Chairman Blair is Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His LITTLE RED BOOK contains his key ideas for use in the forthcoming election struggle. Fittingly, and in accordance with New Third Way colour thinking, his Little Red Book is blue. Few people in power have escaped the dripping venom of Steve Bell’s pen. Now he bends his talents to the aid of the Party in creating CHAIRMAN BLAIR’S LITTLE RED BOOK, the handy pocket-sized essence of our Leader’s visionary thought.

Dictionary of Twentieth-Century British Cartoonists and Caricatures
Mark Bryant 2000 - £42 (hardback) (£38.00 to PCS Members)

'An excellent and much needed book... an indispensable book for all those interested in cartoon art and graphic illustration.' (Lord Baker of Dorking)

An exhaustive and reasonably well-researched dictionary of 20th Century cartoonists and caricaturists. Although this book's academic nature is reflected in its price its value to the collector is undisputed.

Drawing Conclusions: A cartoon history of Anglo-Irish relations 1798-1998.
Roy Douglas, Liam Harte & Jim O'Hara 1998 - £14.99 (£11.99 to PCS Members)

The major study of Anglo-Irish relations to use political cartoons as a basis for historical and cultural analysis, covering the two centuries from the 1798 United Irishmen Rising to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. Political cartoons often expose a nastier underside to contentious issues than is apparent on the surface of polite society. This is especially true of cartoons dealing with the long-running Irish question, many of which feature harsh cultural stereotypes. Here the unique value of cartoons as historical evidence is revealed and analysed, particularly for what they divulge about the prejudices of cartoonists and their target audiences. Over 250 cartoons - graphic, witty, sometimes downright vicious - are reproduced from British, Irish, European and American sources. Each is accompanied by an informative explanation of the historical context and further depth is provided by lucid, concise accounts of each key period. Essential reading for anyone interested in the complexity and nuances - past and present - of the relationship between Ireland and Britain.

In search of the Better 'Ole
Tonie & Valmai Holt 2001 - £19.95 (Hardback) (£15.96 to PCS Members)

Bruce Bairnsfather created one of the best-known cartoon characters of the First World War - 'Old Bill' and he drew what many consider to be the most enduring cartoon of all time - the 'Better Ole'. Reprinted due to popular demand this biography was the first to be published about the man and his work. During the First World War the contribution of Bairnsfather's work to the morale of the Nation, through laughter, is without question. Indeed there were those who thought he was the 'man who won the war'. The authors trace his life in fascinating detail. The story is lavishly illustrated with over 150 photographs and drawings, and includes a useful section setting out the range and values of Bairmnsfather memorabilia and collectibles.

Dr Seuss goes to war
Richard H. Minear 2000 - £16.00 (Hardback) (£12.80 to PCS Members)

Before Dr. Seuss was Dr. Seuss, he was Theodor Giesel, and before he achieved tremendous fame for his unconventional children's books, he drew unconventional political cartoons for PM, a left-wing daily newspaper in New York. Minear's book, Dr. Seuss Goes to War, returns these cartoons, representing a little-known period in the creative life of Dr. Seuss, to the attention of an American public who knows him only for the Cat in the Hat and the Whos of Who-ville. The cartoons savage Hitler, Japan, Stalin, Mussolini, and "isolationist" leaders such as Charles Lindbergh. They exhort readers to give full support to the war effort, put up with shortages, buy U. S. savings bonds, and help control inflation. They are sharply critical of anti-Semitism and anti-black racism—and, shockingly, undeniably racist in their portrayal of Japanese Americans. An introduction and commentary by Richard H. Minear, historian of the era and author of Victors' Justice, place them in context and illuminate the national climate they reflect.

Stabbed in the Front: Post War General Elections through Political Cartoons
Alan Mumford 2001 - £14.99 (£11.99 to PCS Members)

A political cartoon history of general election campaigns since 1945. Beautifully designed and excellently written, this book features cartoons by most of the leading political cartoonists of the 20th Century such as Low, Strube, Illingworth and Vicky etc.

Tribal Politics
Chris Riddell 1998 - £10.99 (£8.79 to PCS Members)

Award winning cartoonist Chris Riddell has used his pen to poke fun at politics for the past decade. Tribal Politics is Riddell's first collected book of political cartoons from his years at the Observer, covering issues from the Major government, through New Labour, to Yugoslavia, Northern Ireland and of course Clinton and Monica.

Political Cartoons of 1998
Cartoon Studies Centre, University of Kent 1998 - £9.99 (£7.99 to PCS Members)

More than 100 British political cartoons from 1998. Featuring work by household names such as Steve Bell, Ralph Steadman, Martin Rowson, Peter Brookes, Dave Brown, Peter Shrank and Chris Riddell. This book captures the political highlights of the year including Robin Cook's infidelity, Saddam Hussein and the war in Iraq, Clinton's cigar and the Monica-gate scandal, the Dome, the cost of decorating, peace in our time, Sierra Leone and of course our beloved leader Tony Blair.

NATURE NOTES: The Second Collection
Peter Brookes 1999 - £12.99 (£10.39 to PCS Members)

NATURE NOTES' second volume brings together over fifty new illustrations. Covering the period from June 1997 to June 1999, each cartoon takes as its theme a news story of the time, from Tory infighting to Monicagate. Both a revealing commentary on the first years of the New Labour Government and a hilarious succession of merciless character studies
Reviews
Martin Rowson, Independent on Sunday -
'A zoomorphic joy'

NATURE NOTES: The Third Collection
Peter Brookes 2001 - £14.99 (£11.99 to PCS Members)

NATURE NOTES: The Third Collection brings together over fifty new illustrations. Covering the period from September 1999 to June 2001, each cartoon takes as its theme a news story of the time, the antics around the Millennium Dome to Peter Mandelson's (two) resignations to Tory in-fighting

The Complete Colonel Blimp
Foreword by Michael Foot 1995 - £9.99 (£7.99 to PCS Members)

The very best of Low's immortal Colonel Blimp. The walrus-moustached old buffer first appeared in the Evening Standard in 1934 and immediately had the world rocking with laughter at his lunatic aphorisms. Such was his popularity that within four years his 'Gad, Sir!' pearls of unwisdom had been translated into 24 languages. Essays on the character by Robert Graves, V.S. Pritchett, George Orwell, and Winston Churchill. Introduction by Low's biographer Prof. Colin Seymour-Ure.
Reviews
Nicholas Garland
'A gem… brilliant'

JON's Complete Two Types by 'JON'
Foreword by Lord Cudlipp - £9.99 (£7.99 to PCS Members)

JON's moustachioed Two Types were the quintessential caricatures of Eighth Army's 'Desert Rat' officers in North Africa and Italy during the Second World War. Here for the first time their creator, W.J.P. Jones - awarded an MBE by Winston Churchill for the contribution the Two Types made to Allied morale - has compiled the very best of the cartoons for this book.

Vicky's Supermac
Introduction by Michael Foot - £14.99 (£11.99 to PCS Members)

A unique anthology of the finest examples of Vicky's best known creation 'Supermac' (Harold Macmillan) to mark the 30th anniversary of the artist's death. Though 'Supermac' was originally intended as an attack on the Prime Minister, it somehow took on a positive role and in fact strengthened the image of the ageing Edwardian Prime Minister in the 1960s.

EXAMINING ISSUES THROUGH POLITICAL CARTOONS

For students of current and historical events, political cartoons comprise a unique and revealing source of information. Greenhaven Press' Examining Issues Through Political Cartoons series makes this resource conveniently accessible to students. Each volume provides a representative and diverse collection of cartoons focusing on a particular current or historical topic, as well as contextual information to help readers to understand and appreciate them. An introductory essay offers a general overview on the subject matter. Each cartoon is then presented with accompanying information including original publication data, facts about the cartoonist, and information and commentary on the cartoon itself. Finally, each volume contains additional research tools, including a bibliography and organization list for further research, an index, and (for historical topics) a chronology of events. Examining Issues through Political Cartoons promises to be both an amusing and informative resource for students.

The Nazis (hardcover edition)
Price: £20 Softback Edition: £15

Both Nazi propagandists and opponents used cartoons to spread their ideas in Germany and other parts of the world. This unique collection of political cartoons chronicles the rise and fall of Adolf Hitler with contributions from German, British, Soviet, and American artists.

Watergate (hardcover edition)
Price: £20 Softback Edition: £15

The Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon was arguably the biggest political scandal in American history -- and inarguably a popular topic among the nation's political cartoonists. Cartoons by Herbert L. Block, Garry Trudeau, Paul Conrad, and others are examined in this engaging collection.

Civil Rights (hardcover edition)

This anthology features cartoons drawn during the 1960s civil rights struggle as well as more recent sketches commenting on the legacy of the civil rights movement. Jules Feiffer, Ollie Harrington, Signe Wilkinson, and other cartoonists editorialize on issues such as the 1964 Civil Rights Act, racial integration, affirmative action, and multiculturalism.

Defining John Bull
Tamara Hunt, Ashgate Publishing 2003 - £57.50 (£43.50 to PCS Members)

Defining John Bull demonstrates that caricature played a vital role in the redefinition of what it meant to be British. During the reign of George III, the public’s increasing interest in political controversies meant that satirists turned their attention to the individuals and issues involved. Since this long reign was marked by political crises, both foreign and domestic, caricaturists responded with an outpouring of work that led the era to be called the ‘golden age’ of caricature. Thus, many and varied prints, produced in response to public demands and sensitive to public attitudes, provide more than simply a record of what interested Britons during the late Georgian era.

In the face of domestic and foreign challenges that threatened to shake the very foundations of existing social and political structures, the public struggled to identify those ideals, qualities and characteristics that seemed to form the basis of British society and culture, and that were the bedrock upon which the British polity rested. During the course of this debate, the iconography used to depict it in graphic satire changed to reflect shifts in or the redefinition of existing ideals. Thus, caricature produced during the reign of George III came to visually express new concepts of Britishness.