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Cover of Punch Magazine

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 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


TE DEUM!
SIDE A

TE DEUM!

OUGHTEN'T THE TURK TO BE MUCH OBLIGED TO HIS DIND FRIENDS (?) FOR THEIR PROMPT AND GENEROUS ASSISTANCE
SIDE B

OUGHTEN'T THE TURK TO BE MUCH OBLIGED TO HIS DIND FRIENDS (?) FOR THEIR PROMPT AND GENEROUS ASSISTANCE

(1854)

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


THE SPLIT CROW IN DIFFICULITES-A FABLE FOR THE DAY
SIDE A

THE SPLIT CROW IN DIFFICULITES—
A FABLE FOR THE DAY

"A Split Crow fancying himself an Eagle, fixed his talons in the fleece of a Sheep—but, neither able to move his prey, nor to disentangle his feet, he was destroyed by the Shepherds."

SALUTE THE ROOSHIANS? AYE, AYE, SIR!
SIDE B

SALUTE THE ROOSHIANS? AYE, AYE, SIR!

(1854)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


THE ENTENTE CORDIALE
SIDE A

THE ENTENTE CORDIALE

THE RETURN FROM THE BALTIC!!
SIDE B

THE RETURN FROM THE BALTIC!!

(1854)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


THE SHOOTING SEASON
SIDE A

THE SHOOTING SEASON

AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS
SIDE B

AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS

(1854)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


DANGEROUS
SIDE A

"DANGEROUS!"

COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON TO LORD AB--D--N
SIDE B

COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON TO LORD AB--D--N

(1854)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


NOT A NICE BUSINESS
SIDE A

NOT A NICE BUSINESS

COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON TO LORD AB--DTHE RUSSIAN FRANKENSTEIN AND HIS MONSTER-N
SIDE B

THE RUSSIAN FRANKENSTEIN AND HIS MONSTER

(1854)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


PAYING THE SHOT
SIDE A

PAYING THE SHOT

FELLOW-FEELING THE BOMBARDMENT OF ODESSA
SIDE B

FELLOW-FEELING — THE BOMBARDMENT OF ODESSA

(1854)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


THE MONTAGNE RUSSE A VERY DANGEROUS GAME
SIDE A

THE "MONTAGNE RUSSE" — A VERY DANGEROUS GAME

A STRUGGLE BETWEEN DUTY AND INCLINATIONCLINATION
SIDE B

A STRUGGLE BETWEEN DUTY AND INCLINATION.
GALLANT LITTLE JOHN TAKING LEAVE OF HIS PET TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY.

(1854)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


PEACE OR WAR ANYHOW HE MUST PAY THE BILL
SIDE A

PEACE OR WAR — ANYHOW HE MUST PAY THE BILL

THROWING THE OLD SHOE
SIDE B

THROWING THE OLD SHOE,
AT THE PARTING OF HER MAJESTY AND GUARDS

(1854)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


THE EMPEROR WITH THE "MILD EYES" OBJECTS TO THE NAKED TRUTH
SIDE A

THE EMPEROR WITH THE "MILD EYES" OBJECTS TO THE NAKED TRUTH

SIR EDMUND LYONS GOING IN HIS BROUGHAM TO THE OPERA AT SEBASTOPOL
SIDE B

SIR EDMUND LYONS GOING IN HIS BROUGHAM TO THE OPERA AT SEBASTOPOL

(1854)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


GOD DEFEND THE RIGHT
SIDE A

GOD DEFEND THE RIGHT

BLACK MONDAY
SIDE B

BLACK MONDAY

(1854)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


NOW FOR IT!
SIDE A

NOW FOR IT!
A SET-TO BETWEEN "PAM, THE DOWNING STREET PET," AND "THE RUSSIAN SPIDER."

BURSTING OF THE MINISTERIAL PIPES
SIDE B

BURSTING OF THE MINISTERIAL PIPES

(1855)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


SPADES ARE TRUMPS
SIDE A

SPADES ARE TRUMPS
Navvy (to Ab-rd-n)—"Now, Old Stick-in-the-Mud, let me try if I can get you out of the Mess.

SEEING THE OLD YEAR OUT AND THE NEW YEAR IN
SIDE B

SEEING THE OLD YEAR OUT
AND THE NEW YEAR IN

(1855)

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


WHAT WE MUST COME TO
SIDE A

WHAT WE MUST COME TO
Old Party (to P-nm-re)—Oh, if you Please, Sir,—Did you want a sperity old Woman to see after things in the Crimea? No objection to beign mad a Field-Marshal, and glory not so much an object as a good Salary!"

GRAND MILITARY SPECTACLE
SIDE B

GRAND MILITARY SPECTACLE
THE HEROES OF THE CRIMEA INSPECTING THE FIELD-MARSHALS

(1855)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


FIREWORKS IN PREPARATION
SIDE A

FIREWORKS IN PREPARATION

HYPOCRISY DENOUNCING MUSIC AND SUNDAY FINERY?
SIDE B

HYPOCRISY DENOUNCING MUSIC
AND SUNDAY FINERY?

(1856)

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


QUITE A NEW TUNE
SIDE A

QUITE A NEW TUNE

RUSSIA'S DIFFICULTY
SIDE B

RUSSIA'S DIFFICULTY
Capitalist—"Want a little Money to go on with, eh? Well; but where's your Security?"

(1856)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


SUNDAY MUSIC AS CANT WOULD HAVE IT
SIDE A

SUNDAY MUSIC AS CANT WOULD HAVE IT

CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES
SIDE B

CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES
Her M-j-s-y—"Well, my Lord—then I suppose my Sunday Band must be given up, too!"?"
Cant—"Oh De–ar no, your Majesty! That's quite a different thing!"

(1856)

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


THE END OF GOG AND MAGOG , OR THINGS VERY BAD IN THE CITY
SIDE A

THE END OF GOG AND MAGOG,
OR THINGS VERY BAD IN THE CITY

MR. BULL DOESN'T QUITE SEE IT
SIDE B

MR. BULL DOESN'T QUITE SEE IT
Mr. Bull—"Well, but you know, Marm, I don't—that is—a—I—"
His Ally—"Aha! You not quite comprehend! Never Mind! All right! You sall put zis in your button-hole, and come an zee ze Firework."

(1856)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


NOW FOR IT!
SIDE A

A CARD

THE RUSSIAN TICKET-OF-LEAVE-MAN BEFORE THE "BEAKS."
SIDE B

THE RUSSIAN TICKET-OF-LEAVE-MAN BEFORE THE "BEAKS."

(1856)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
SIDE A

A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

MR BULL AND HIS VALET
SIDE B

MR BULL AND HIS VALET

(1856)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


A GREAT SUNDAY EXAMPLE, BY THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANT---
SIDE A

A GREAT SUNDAY EXAMPLE, BY THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANT---

SCENE FROM A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
SIDE B

SCENE FROM A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

(1856)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


GRAND MILL BETWEEN CHARLEY POT AND JAMIE KETTLE
SIDE A

GRAND MILL BETWEEN CHARLEY POT AND JAMIE KETTLE

PANMURE'S GENERAL RENOVATOR
SIDE B

PANMURE'S GENERAL RENOVATOR

(1856)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


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