This gloriously ridiculous cartoon, 'Thirty fourth day lost at sea and nothing seems to happen',  is just the present for a sailor, or probably anyone else who is amused by the slightly nonsensical cartoon drawn for no particular reason. 33 x 24cm. 
Michael ffolkes was born Brian Davies in 1925 and studied art at Saint Martins and Chelsea school of art, becoming a professional cartoonist in 1949 with Michael ffolkes as his professional name. He worked initially for Punch and then also the Daily Telegraph and contributed to a  large number of other magazines including Playboy, The Spectator, Private Eye and The New Yorker as well as illustrating  children's books including Roald Dahl, and published his autobiography ffundamental ffolkes in 1985. He died in 1988 but not before, according to Ken Pyne, the cartoonist Martin Honeysett "achieved almost legendary status when he threw a huge wobbly cake baked for Private Eye's 21st birthday party over the head of the notoriously pompous cartoonist Michael Ffolkes. His name will live forever just for that."  His original cartoons sell online for a very great deal more than this one which turned up in a random sale and somehow didn't get noticed by anyone else.