Punch, the magazine of humour and satire, ran from 1841 until its closure in 2002. A very British institution with an international reputation for its witty and irreverent take on the world, it published the work of some of the greatest comic writers (Thackeray, P G Wodehouse and P J O’Rourke among others) and gave us the cartoon as we know it today. Its political cartoons swayed governments while its social cartoons captured life in the 19th and 20th centuries. The world’s finest cartoonists appeared in Punch: such great names as John Leech, Tenniel, E H Shepard, Fougasse, and Pont.

Darvill's Rare Prints is pleased to offer the following cartoons from 1844-1916.
The sheet size is about 8 x 10 3/4 inches and the cartoons are printed on both sides of the paper, unless noted. Please click on a thumbnail to see an enlarged view. Condition is mostly excellent with slight corner or edge wear. The earlier cartoons from the 1840s and 1850s may have some foxing.

THE PROBABLE SOURCE OF THESE PRINTS IS "CARTOONS FROM PUNCH" PUBLISHED BY BRADBURY, AGNEW & CO OF LONDON IN 1906

SIDE A

THE STARVED-OUT UNDERTAKERS

SIDE B

SAUCY JACK RUSSELL;
OR, WHO'S TO TURN HIM OUT?

(1850)

$15
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)

SIDE A

THE GRECIAN DIFFICULTY

Mr. Punch.—"Why don't you hit one of your own size?"

SIDE B

AIN'T I VOLATILE?

Lord B—gh—m as Miss Mocher.—"Bless you, man alive! I'm here and there, and where not, like the Conjuror's half-crown in a lady's hankercher. Aha? Umph? What a rattle I am!—Ain't I volatile?"
—See David Copperfield

(1850)

$20
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SIDE A

THE CAT'S PAW; OR, POOR PU (S) SEY

SIDE B

THE GREAT CATTLE SHOW

THE ROMAN BULL THAT DIDN'T GET THE PRIZE

(1850)

$15
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SIDE A

THE FREE-TRADER'S VALENTINE

Corden.—Lovely maiden, look not shy,...

Agriculture.—On your words I will rely,...

SIDE B

WHO'S DAT KNOCKING AT DE DOOR?

THE OLD SONG, AS SUNG BY OLD JOE (HUME) ONCE, AT LEAST, EVERY SESSION

I had just come down, with my subject warm...

(1850)

SIDE A

LORD JOHN SHUTTING UP SHOP

SIDE B

A GENTLEMAN IN DIFFICULTIES

Lord John.—"It's impossiblle for our House to let you have that little Matter now. But you can have a Bill payable Next Session, if you like.

(1850)

$15
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SIDE A

PUNCH'S MONUMENT TO PEEL

SIDE B

THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE ADMIRALTY TO THE GREAT EXHIBITION

(1850)

$20
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SIDE A

THE AMERICAN ROVER-GENERAL WOT TRIED TO STEAL A CUBA

SIDE B

THE BARLEY-CORN PLOT — A GANG OF DESPERATE CONSPIRATORS

(1850)

$30
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SIDE A

EFFECT OF THE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH, OR, PEACE AND GOOD-WILL BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE

SIDE B

HE WENT AWAY WITH A FLEA IN HIS EAR

(1850)

$15
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SIDE A

THE NEW SIAMESE TWINS

SIDE B

THE "JUDICIOUS BOTTLE-HOLDER"; OR, DOWNING STREET PET

"Bless you! It's all Chaff—Won't you come to a fight. Old Nick's got no Constitootion—and then I'm Bottle-Holder on t'other side, too!"

(1851)

$20
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SIDE A

FLUSHING THE GREAT CITY SEWERS

SIDE B

YOU CAN'T PASS HERE!

(1853/1851)

$15
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SIDE A

LORD MAYOR-IUS MOURNING OVER THE RUINS OF SMIFFEL

AN AFFECTING APPLICATION OF AN ANCIENT AND CLASSICAL INCIDENT

SIDE B

THE AMAZON (B-G-M) ATTACKING CHANCERY ABUSE

(BEING HIS L-D-P'S FIRST APPEARANCE THIS SEASON.)

(1851)

$15
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SIDE A

A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK
OR, THE BRUMMAGEM BONAPARTE
OUT FOR A RIDE

SIDE B

MRS. ENGLAND SETTING HER HOUSE IN ORDER FOR 1852

"PAY THAT BILL, JOHN, AND I SHALL BE ALL RIGHT FOR THE YEAR."

(1851)

$15
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SIDE A

HORROR OF THAT RESPECTABLE SAINT, ST. ALBANS
AT HEARING THE CONFESSION OF A ST. ALBANS' ELECTOR

SIDE B

PRAISE AND PUDDING

H.R.H. PR-NCE ALBERT.— Master Joseph Paxton—In addition to the Honours that have been heaped upon You, I have much Pleasure in Presenting You with this Piece of 'Solid Pudding.'."

(1851)

$15
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SIDE A

A GALLOP AMONGST THE BISHOP; OR, A RAPID ACT OF 'HORSMAN'-SHIP

SIDE B

AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC

(1851)

$15
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