11-5/8x14-5/8" thin artboard has 10x13-5/8" India ink image area. Top is hand-lettered "A Blessed (Yecch!) Event." Humorous scene has patient Jaffee as content baby in bed w/name chart on front w/line going to floor as editor Jerry DeFucchio in make-up wearing "J. DeFucchio MAD Midwife" nurse uniform holds photostat of book cover. c. 1976. Text at bottom reads "Available At All Bookstores." Bottom margin has nice ink inscription "To Bob Overstreet With Appreciation and Best Wishes – Al Jaffee." Front has protective sheet of acetate in place w/masking tape at top edge, easily removable. Image area is Exc. Book was first published in 1976 (a 1983 second printing featured a different cover). Jaffee has been a "MAD" contributor for over 50 years, recognized for his iconic "Fold-In" series of covers. Well drawn and funny. From the Robert M. Overstreet Collection and comes with COA.