Butch & Mr. Dooley

No publication information. Very Good. 16pp. 14 cm. Side-stapled self wraps. Utah artist John Held Jr. (1889-1958) was mostly self-taught, however, he received some formal instruction from his father and fellow Utah artist Mahonri Young. He sold his first cartoon for publication to "Life" magazine when he was just 15 years old. After serving in the Navy during World War I, Held moved to New York City, where his career skyrocketed. By the mid-1920's he was a syndicated cartoonist with countless illustrations for magazine covers, books, advertisements, and commercial products. His work epitomized the Jazz Age and he became famous for his portrayals of the 1920s flapper girls.

This is his story of the friendship between a mallard duck and an Irish water spaniel. Held was a dog lover who had registered several dogs with the American Kennel Club. Washington University in St. Louis holds records related to the Held's dogs, including photographs, tags, and dog teeth.