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

SIDE A

VERY GRACEFUL!!!
Commander-in-Chief—"Alltho' there have been many Campagins more, &c., &c., and without wishing in any way to disparage, &c., &c., or to lessen, &c., &c., the distance is so great, &c."—Vide H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridges Speech).

SIDE B

WHERE THE MONEY REALLY IS!
Mr. P-nch (to his friend Pam).—"There, my Boy! I'm not fond of boasting, but these are some of the Results of Untiring Industry, combined with Extraordinary Genius, Great Energy and Prudence. Come, now, reward our Indian Heroes properly, and I'll help you out of your difficulty!"

(1857)

$15
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SIDE A

BEHIND THE SCENES
Manager Pam (looking through the Curtain)— "How they are squabbling for seats! —Really a Capital House!"
Mr. Punch—"Well, you've a good chance of Success, but it depends entirely upon what you produce!"

SIDE B

RECOIL OF THE GREAT CHINESE GUN-TRICK

(1857)

$15
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SIDE A

A LESSON TO JOHN CHINAMAN

Mr. Punch—"Give it to him well, Pam, while you are about it!"

SIDE B

AN OLD HAND

Little J-ck R-ss-ll—"Now then, look Sharp, or else let me come!"
Pam—"Don't you be in a Hurry, Young Gentleman—I know the Country!"

(1857)

$15
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SIDE A

THE NEW BROOM

Mr. Bull—"New Brooms sweep—well, well, we shall see"

SIDE B

THE JOLLY GARDENER

Jack R-ss-ll (a Rival Gardener) —"Pooh! you'll have the Season over before you've got enough for a Dish!"

(1857)

$15
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SIDE A

FROZEN-OUT TEA-GARDENERS

AS SEEN AT THE PRESENT TIME ABOUT WESTMINSTER

SIDE B

AN INVITATION

Mr. Bull—"Hah! You've been sitting up too late o'nights with those Cobden Fellows, but you Come To The Country for a few day, and we'll soon put you on your legs again."

(1857)

$15
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SIDE A

THE AMERICAN CRISIS

SIDE B

INTERESTING CEREMONY

(1857)

$15
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SIDE A

TOO "CIVIL" BY HALF

SIDE B

MR. BULL'S EXPENSIVE TOYS

(1857)

$15
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SIDE A

SWELL MOB AT THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT

SIDE B

THE GREAT CHINESE WARRIORS DAH-BEE AND COB-DEN

(1857)

$15
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SIDE A

THE BLUE RIBAND OF THE TURF

SIDE B

MR PUNCH RECEIVING THE VICTORIA CROSS

(1857)

$15
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SIDE A

THE GOOD LITTLE ROBINS BURYING THE BILLS IN THE WOOD

SIDE B

THE DERBY DAY (?) ANOTHER FALSE START

(1858)

$15
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SIDE A

THE ARISTOCRATIC FATE AT CREMORNE

SIDE B

RELIGION À LA MODE

(1858)

$15
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SIDE A

DIGNIFIED POSITION

Pam (who has just been knocked over by the Foreign Gent)—"Oh, I beg your Pardon, I'm sure! I didn't hurt you, I trust!"

SIDE B

A DISCUSSION FORUM (!) AS IMAGINED BY OUR VOLATILE FRIENDS

(1858)

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SIDE A

ARISTOCRATIC AMUSEMENTS

John Thomas—"Confession, or Cremorne, my Lady?"

SIDE B

ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER

THE WORKING MAN ENLIGHTENING THE SUPERIOR CLASSES

(1858)

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SIDE A

COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!

"Let the miserable assassins, the subaltern agents of such crimes, receive the chastisement due to their abominable attempts; but also let the infamous haunt where machinations so infernal are planned be destroyed for ever....Give us the order, Sire, and we shall pursue them even to their places of security."—Moniteur

SIDE B

CHEAP AT THE PRICE!

Mr. Bull—"There, take your trumpery Jewels, and don't let me hear of you again!"

(1858)

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SIDE A

WIDE AWAKE

SIDE B

THE STRIKE.—A SUBJECT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE REAL WORKING MAN.

(1859)

$15
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SIDE A

BALM FOR THE WOUNDED

SIDE B

KEEP THE DOOR-CHAIN UP!

(1859)

$15
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