Series of five booklets, one part for the period reigned over by each monarch from Victoria to Elizabeth II. Annotated with publication dates of the cartoons.
Photocopies of parodies, imitations, and unauthorised versions of Punch
Scope & Content:
Contains copies of Cape Punch (1888), The Cape Punchinello (1851), Stunts, or the London Cheeeryvery (1911) produced by HMS London, the front cover of Hindu Punch (1907) and related papers, the front cover of Pump, and a 1962 article about Southern Punch, an 1863 parody from Richmond, Virginia.
American pirated edition of Punch issued in 1915 as pro-German propaganda to influence American public opinion against joining World War One on the side of the United Kingdom. Accompanying notes explain the origins of the parody and how Bradbury, Agnew & Co. had the publication stopped.