Lot 4: BAIRNSFATHER, Bruce (1888-1959). The Collected Drawings.

BAIRNSFATHER, Bruce (1888-1959). The Collected Drawings. New York: W. Colston Leigh, 1931.

4to. Numerous black and white plates. Original blue cloth; gilt-lettered on front cover and spine (spine rubbed, some minor soiling).

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by Bairnsfather. Bairnsfather , an English cartoonist and humorist, is best-known for his creation of the character "Old Bill, " the curmudgeonly soldier whose exploits during and after World War I are captured in Bairnsfather's drawings.