J. Smith

Marvel over this exact replica of a miniature book created for Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House by cartoonist Fougasse, in print for the very first time!

Written in rhyming text and illustrated in full color, this is the charming tale of a fairy named Joe Smith, who is blown out of fairyland into the streets of 1920s London.Fougasse (1887–1965) was the pen name of Cyril Kenneth Bird, one of the foremost cartoonists of his day. Best known for his “Careless Talk Costs Lives” posters drawn during WWII, Fougasse was also the editor of Punch, a satirical magazine.