c1900-1910 25 Vols Mr. Punch's Library of Humour

Description

Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings.

This is a complete twenty-five volume set of works from the Punch Library of Humour series.

The volumes draw from Punch; or, The London Charivari, the famous British weekly magazine founded in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and engraver Ebenezer Landells. It became a cornerstone of Victorian and Edwardian humor, social satire, and political cartooning.

These volumes are profusely illustrated by various well-known artists, such as John Leech, Charles Keene, George du Maurier, and later Sir John Tenniel, best known for illustrating Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

The set consists of:

Mr Punch’s Book of Love: Being the Humours of Court-ship and Matrimony with 150 illustrations.

Mr. Punch with the Children with 175 illustrations.

Mr. Punch’s Cockney Humour in Picture and Story with 133 illustrations.

Mr Punch at Home: The Comic Side of Domestic Life with 130 illustrations.

Mr Punch of the Warpath: Humours of the Army, The Navy and the Reserve Forces with 136 illustrations.

Mr. Punch’s Railway Book with 160 illustrations.

Mr Punch in the Highlands with 140 illustrations.

Mr Punch’s Gold Stories: Told by his Merry Men with 136 illustrations.

Mr. Punch in Society: Being the Humours of Social Life with 133 illustrations.

Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field with 173 illustrations.

Mr. Punch’s Irish Humour: In Picture and Story with 154 illustrations.

Mr. Punch’s Country Life: Humours of Our Rustics with 180 illustrations.

Mr. Punch’s Scottish Humour with 132 illustrations.

Mr. Punch’s Life in London with 180 illustrations.

Mr. Punch in Wig and Gown: The Lighter Side of Bench and Bar with 120 illustrations.

Mr Punch’s Book of Sports: The Humours of Cricket, Football, Tennis, Polo, Croquet, Hockey, Racing &c. with 225 illustrations.

Mr. Punch in Bohemia: Or the Lighter Side of Literary, Artistic and Professional Life with 156 illustrations.

Mr Punch on Tour: The Humour of Travel at Home and Abroad with 153 illustrations.

Mr. Punch at the Seaside with 200 illustrations.

Mr. Punch with Rod and Gun: The Humours of Fishing and Shooting with 193 illustrations.

Mr. Punch on the Continong with 152 illustrations.

Mr. Punch’s After-Dinner Stories with 155 illustrations.

Mr. Punch at the Play: Humours of Music and the Drama with 140 illustrations.

Mr. Punch Afloat: The Humours of Boating and Sailing.

Mr. Punch Awheel: The Humours of Motoring and Cycling with 120 illustrations.