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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 original cartoons from 1844-1916.
The sheet size is about 8 x 10 3/4 inches and the cartoons from 1915-1916 are printed on one side 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 and/or light image transference.

THESE ARE ORIGINAL PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI CARTOONS
FROM THE YEARS STATED, NOT REPRODUCTIONS!


WILLIAM O' THE WISP
[BLANK VERSO]

WILLIAM O' THE WISP

(March 3, 1915)

$20

THE BREAD-WINNER
[BLANK VERSO]

THE BREAD-WINNER

(March 3, 1915)

$20

SOLDIERS ALL
[BLANK VERSO]

SOLDIERS ALL

"Tommy" (home from the Front, to a disaffected Workman). "What'ld you think o' me, mate, if I struck for extra pay in the middle of an action? Well, that's what you've been doing.

(March 10, 1915)

$20

OUR LONG-SUFFERING SPECIALS
[SIDE A]

OUR LONG-SUFFERING SPECIALS

(March 10, 1915)

$15

FRITZ GOLDENSTEIN
[SIDE B]

FRITZ GOLDENSTEIN

(March 10, 1915)

THE SULTAN 'OVER THE WATER'
[BLANK VERSO]

THE SULTAN 'OVER THE WATER'

Mehmed V. (to Constantinople). "I don't want to leave you, but I think I ought to go."

(March 10, 1915)

$20

QUEEN ELIZABETH ENTERS THE DARDANELLES
[BLANK VERSO]

QUEEN ELIZABETH
ENTERS THE DARDANELLES

(March 17, 1915)

$30

WHAT TO DO WITH OUR GERMAN HELMETS
[SIDE A]

WHAT TO DO WITH OUR GERMAN HELMETS

(March 17, 1915)

$15

 A NAVAL ENGAGEMENT
[SIDE B]

A NAVAL ENGAGEMENT

(March 17, 1915)

ON THE FENCE
[BLANK VERSO]

ON THE FENCE

All-Highest (to certain Neutrals). "About-Turn!"
[They sit tight.]

(March 17, 1915)

$20

ENGLAND'S IDEAL IN WAR-TIME?
[BLANK VERSO]

ENGLAND'S IDEAL
IN WAR-TIME?

[The Jockey Club's decision to continue racing has been very well received in bookmaker circles.]

(March 24, 1915)

$25

VICARIOUS GENEROSITY
[BLANK VERSO]

VICARIOUS GENEROSITY

Kaiser. "Should you want some more feathers, I know a two-headed eagle."

(March 24, 1915)

$20

THE HAUNTED SHIP
[BLANK VERSO]

THE HAUNTED SHIP

Ghost of the Old Pilot. "I wonder if he would drop me now!"

[April 1st is the hundredth anniversary of Bismarck's birth.]

(March 31, 1915)

$20

A BRAZEN BAND
[BLANK VERSO]

A BRAZEN BAND

Imperial Conductor. "Stick to it, Tirpitz; keep on melting their hearts!"

(March 31, 1915)

$20

A GREAT NAVAL TRIUMPH
[BLANK VERSO]

A GREAT NAVAL TRIUMPH

German Submarine Officer. "This ought to make them jealous in hte sister service. Belgium saw nothing better than this."

(April 7, 1915)

$20

THE REWARD OF KULTUR
[SIDE A]

THE REWARD OF KULTUR

(April 7, 1915)

$15

Look here, George...
[SIDE B]

Look here, George...

(April 7, 1915)

THE REVERSION
[BLANK VERSO]

THE REVERSION

Turkey. "I'm giving up this bed, William. Won't you take my place?"

(April 7, 1915)

$20

FOR THE WOUNDED
[BLANK VERSO]

FOR THE WOUNDED

Mr. Punch begs to recommend...

(April 7, 1915)

$20

A PAINFUL REFLECTION
[BLANK VERSO]

A PAINFUL REFLECTION

Austria. "Heavens! Am I really as bad as that? Take it away."

[It seems to be dawning on Vienna that the armies of Austria have not been consistently victorious.]

(April 14, 1915)

$20

THE ENEMY'S ALLY
[BLANK VERSO]

THE ENEMY'S ALLY

[DRUNKENESS]

(April 14, 1915)

$25

 

THE CONTINENTAL MANNER
[SIDE A]

THE CONTINENTAL MANNER

(April 14, 1915)

$15

Look, Dad!...
[SIDE B]

Look, Dad!...

(April 14, 1915)

'Ere, my lad, come back!
[SIDE A]

'Ere, my lad, come back!...

(April 14, 1915)

$15

OMNE IGNOTUM PRO MAGNIFICO
[SIDE B]

OMNE IGNOTUM PRO MAGNIFICO

(April 14, 1915)

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