(CANADA - 19th c. POLITICAL SATIRE) [J.W. Bengough, editor and illustrator]

Grip. An Independent Journal of Humor and Caricature. (169 separate issues: 1886 - 1893)

Toronto: Grip Printing and Publishing Co., [1886-1893]. One hundred and sixty nine separate issues of this 19th century Canadian weekly periodical of political humor and wit. This grouping all from one original subscriber, and as follows: 1886: 51 separate issues. 1887: 46 separate issues. 1892: 45 separate issues. 1893: 27 separate issues. All issues retain their original printed and illustrated self-wrappers with the condition of most issues being good to very good. (General soiling to a number of issues throughout; some scattered paper defects to various issues.)
This weekly 19th century periodical provides an excellent opportunity to examine Canadian politics and political satire of this time period.
$275





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