David Irving Caricature — Original Thumbprint Edition

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About this collector copy

Edition: Unframed caricature artwork
Personal mark: Original right-thumb impression; not a handwritten signature
Photographs: Edition shown; your individual impression will vary
Condition: No condition grade recorded. Review photographs and ask us for details before purchase.
Provenance: Personally applied by David Irving; certificate of authenticity included
Copy reference: TP-CARICATURE

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David Smith's caricature of David Irving, first published with The Guardian's 1977 review of Hitler's War, personally marked by David with a fresh right-thumb impression. Choose black, blue, or red; a certificate of authenticity is included.

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David applies each original right-thumb impression individually. Position, clarity, and impression vary naturally; no two marks are identical. The selected colour is attached to the collector copy, and a certificate of authenticity is included.

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The story behind the artwork

Cartoonist David Smith drew this caricature for The Guardian's 1977 review of David Irving's Hitler's War. Irving later purchased the original drawing and the rights to use it, and the image became a familiar Focal Point icon. Smith subsequently produced several further commissioned caricatures for Focal Point.

This edition reproduces that original artwork and is individually marked by David with a fresh right-thumb impression.

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Black, blue, or red ink
An original right-thumb impression applied individually by David
Certificate of authenticity included
Supplied unframed and dispatched by Irving Books

Artwork shown

The product image shows the supplied caricature artwork without publishing a high-resolution biometric impression. David applies a fresh mark in the selected ink before dispatch.

Please note

This is personally marked with an original right-thumb impression, not hand-signed. Position, clarity, and impression vary naturally, so every example is different. Frames and display accessories are not included.

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