Punch magazine World War I Cartoons from 1915

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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!

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DELIVERING THE GOODS

(April 21, 1915)

$20

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REJECTED ADDRESSES

Kaiser (to America) "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love; but why did you kick me downstairs?"

(April 21, 1915)

$30

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IN THE SPRING
A YOUNG MAN'S FANCY—

The Crown Prince "I don't believe I was meant to win battles; I believe I was meant to be loved.

(April 21, 1915)

$20

[SIDE A]

WHAT THE WAR OFFICE HAS TO PUT UP WITH

II. The Inventor of the Bullet-proof Cuirass

(April 21, 1915)

$10

[SIDE B]

[text]

(April 21, 1915)

[SIDE A]

Fond Mother. "Well, Good-bye, my dear boy. Take good care of yourself; and, whatever you do, always avoid trenches with a North-East aspect."

(April 21, 1915)

$10

[SIDE B]

" 'Arf a pound of steak, an' mother says, please cut it tough, as we've got one of Kitchener's armies billeted on us! "

(April 21, 1915)

[SIDE A]

PEOPLE WE SHOULD LIKE TO SEE INTERNED

Visitor (brightly). "Now, chatter away, and tell me all about it."

(April 28, 1915)

$10

[SIDE B]

"Look, Alfred, there's the new moon. Have you bowed?"
"No, an I'm not going to. Last tiime I did and she cut me."

(April 21, 1915)

[SIDE A]

FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE CULTURED PIG

(April 28, 1915)

$10

[SIDE B]

The Foreman. "This chair is faked."

The Master. "You're a liar."

The Foreman. "It's faked."

The Master (turning on magnifying-glass). "So it is, by goom!"

(April 21, 1915)

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THE AWAKENING

Prince von Bülow (to Italy) "Stop, Stop, Signora! You're supposed to be Mesmerized—Not Mobilised!"

(April 28, 1915)

$30

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THE ELIXER OF HATE

Kaiser. "Fair is foul, and foul is fair; hover through the fog and filthy air."

(May 5, 1915)

$30

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CANADA!
YPRES: APRIL 22-24, 1915.

(May 5, 1915)

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Registrar of Women Workers. "What can I do for you?"

Applicant: "You probably want a Forewoman: somebody who is used to giving orders and words of command. I've brought my husband to speak for me."

(May 5, 1915)

$10

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HOW TO MAKE GOLF POSSIBLE IN WAR-TIME

(May 5, 1915)

$15

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ON WITH THE NEW HATE

(May 12, 1915)

$20

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THE CHEERFUL GIVER

(May 12, 1915)

$20

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BRITANNIA TO AMERICA
ON THE SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA
In silence you have looked on felon blows, On butcher's work of which the wate lands reek; Now, in God's name, from Whom your greatness flows, Sister, will you not speak?

(May 12, 1915)

$20

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