Caricature and Other Comic Art

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877. First edition [1877]. A very heavily worn but useful copy of this extensive reference on the art of caricature and comic illustration. Includes sections entitled: Among the Romans; Among the Greeks; Among the Ancient Egyptians; Among the Hindoos; Religious Caricature in the Middle Ages; Secular Caricature in the Middle Ages; Caricatures Preceding the Reformation; Comic Art and the Reformation; In the Puritan Period; Later Puritan Caricature; Preceding Hogarth Hogarth and his Time; English Caricature in the Revolutionary Period; During the French Revolution; Caricatures of Women and Matrimony; Among the Chinese; Comic Art in Japan; French Caricature; Later French Caricature; Comic Art in Germany; Comic Art in Spain; Italian Caricature; English Caricature of the Present Century; Comic Art in "Punch"; Early American Caricature; and Later American Caricature. Illustrated in black and white. Red cloth printed in red and gilt, gilt top, 340 pages plus advertisements. Covers badly chipped, worn and soiled, hinges broken, text block separated into sections, a few pages edgeworn but without significant chips or tears, tiny margin dampstain in portion of book, no names or other markings. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.