Comic books 1880 w/ month not specified

Yearly Summer Release. Written by Charles Ross.

Printed in 1872 by Augustus Hoppin. Published by Houghton, Osgood & Co., Boston.

"A Duel for Love," with art by pioneering American cartoonist F.M. Howarth. A rare advertising giveaway for DeWitt's Little Early Risers, featuring an 8-panel strip story, spread out 1 panel per page. DeWitt's Little Early Risers' could cure torpid liver, chronic constipation, sour stomach, etc. 2-3/4" x 3-1/2", B&W, one staple, paper cover.

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Bound volume containing Vol. 9, Issues 1-6. Hardcover, 8.5" x 11.25", 760 pages, B&W

By Wilhelm Busch. "Johnny and Katy, and the Two Ogres," "Jimmy Jock and the Queer Little Bird," "Saturday Night's Bath," and "Tom and the Blow-Pipe." Everyone gets punished. 7-1/2" x 9-3/4", soft cover, B&W. No date.

Hood's Comicalities, Comical Pictures From His Works. Reprints 4 cartoon illustrations per page from the British Hood's Comic Annuals, which were poetry books by Thomas Hood. 8-1/2"x10-3/8", 104, pages, printed one side, hard cover, B&W.

Part 12. Features 2 Chromolithographic Illustrations. Plate XXXIII (33): Quagga, Zebra, Ass, and Wild Ass. Plate XLIII (43): Giraffe. Chapters XI-XIII (11-13) in the series. Originally sold exclusively to subscribers. Softcover, 32 Sewn pages, B&W text, 2 color illustrations, 7.75" x 10.25". Cover price $0.25.

Part of the Dame Dingle Series. 3rd Format. Features full color illustrations on each page. Black and white pencil illustration of child and cat on back cover. 6" x 9-1/4", 12 pages, full color.

"The Man Who Would Like to Marry," by Harry Parkes. Published simultaneously with its companion volume, "The Girl Who Wouldn't Mind Getting Married." Published circa 1880s, Frederick Warne & Co., London & New York. 11-1/2" x 9-1/2", 28 pages, printed 1 side, paper cover, B&W.

Cartoons by Augustus Hoppin, 2nd printing from 1880. 112 pages, gilted green hardcover (?).

Written and illustrated by Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann. Rather disturbing tales for children. Hardcover, 10 1/4", 8 1/8", 24 pages, full color.

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Pictures of Life and Character, 8-1/2 x 6 1/4" inches, 212 pages (counting endpaper and covers), color cover (inset full-color litho), black-and-white cartoons with sub-text, reprinted John Leech cartoons from Punch Magazine. Note: This item was published without a dust jacket.

Ca. 1880. Late 19th Century Advertising Trade Card for Rising Sun Stove Polish. Tells the stories of a wise man and a foolish man, the difference being whether or not they use Rising Sun to polish their stoves. Printed by Donaldson Brother Lithographers, located in New York's famous Five Points neighborhood in Lower Manhattan. Single-folded leaf. Full-color lithography on front and rear with a sepia interior. 3.5" x 6" folded. 2 pages.

The Romance of a Hammock as Recited by Mr. Gus Williams in "One of the Finest," Under the Management of John Rickaby. Theatrical giveaway depicting a small portion of the satirical police play "One of the Finest," which featured actor Gus Williams. 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" foldout that extends to 24-1/2".

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Hood's Sarsaparilla booklet, published by C.I Hood and Company. This booklet contains "The Water Mill" a collection of anecdotes and poems on Hood's miracle tonic. 4 X 4-1/2". 10 pages.

Art by Augustus Hoppin, Published by Houghton, Osgood & Co., Boston, 1880. Second printing. 108 pages, hard cover, B&W.