{"product_id":"punch-or-the-london-charivari-1888-complete-two-volume-bound-annual-set-includes-the-famous-jack-the-ripper-blind-mans-buff-illustration","title":"Punch Magazine 1888 Complete 2-Volume Set w\/ Jack the Ripper Cartoon","description":"\u003cp\u003eOffered is an original complete two-volume bound annual set of \u003cem data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"267\"\u003ePunch, or The London Charivari\u003c\/em\u003e for the year 1888, published in London at 85 Fleet Street. These are the original publisher's cloth-bound annuals containing every weekly issue published during one of the most significant years in Victorian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set is especially notable because Volume II contains the celebrated September 22, 1888 political cartoon \"Blind-Man's Buff (As Played by the Police),\" one of the best-known contemporary satirical illustrations published during the Jack the Ripper murders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike isolated weekly issues that occasionally appear for sale, this is the complete annual publication, preserving the cartoons, articles, political commentary, and historical context exactly as Victorian readers experienced them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew years in nineteenth-century Britain were as eventful as 1888.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring this year, London witnessed:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1353\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lkw09k\" data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1179\"\u003eThe Whitechapel (Jack the Ripper) murders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"slmvh0\" data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1204\"\u003eThe Matchgirls' Strike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"dgzdud\" data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1241\"\u003eHeightened Irish Home Rule debates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"x6gbcb\" data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1286\"\u003eThe growth of London's modern police force\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"oqvcm6\" data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1316\"\u003eExpanding imperial politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"18u4rbr\" data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1353\"\u003eRapid industrial and social change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003ePunch\u003c\/em\u003e served as Britain's premier satirical magazine, often compared to today's combination of \u003cem data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1468\"\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, political cartoons, and editorial satire. It featured illustrations by many of the greatest artists of the Victorian period, including Sir John Tenniel, illustrator of \u003cem data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1672\"\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause \u003cem data-start=\"1683\" data-end=\"1690\"\u003ePunch\u003c\/em\u003e commented on events as they happened, this volume provides an extraordinary contemporary window into public opinion during one of history's most famous criminal investigations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Jack the Ripper Connection\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe highlight of this set is the full-page illustration:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"7v5dyn\" data-start=\"1966\" data-end=\"2018\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\"Blind-Man's Buff (As Played by the Police)\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeptember 22, 1888\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished during the height of the Whitechapel murders, the cartoon depicts a blindfolded police officer attempting to catch unseen figures while children mock the futile effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts caption reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"2243\" data-end=\"2298\"\u003e\"Turn round three times, and catch whom you may!\"\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe image satirizes the Metropolitan Police, expressing widespread public frustration that investigators appeared unable to identify the serial murderer terrorizing London's East End.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe illustration appeared after the murders of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2534\" data-end=\"2594\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1smitm8\" data-start=\"2534\" data-end=\"2564\"\u003eMary Ann Nichols (August 31)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11kxi97\" data-start=\"2565\" data-end=\"2594\"\u003eAnnie Chapman (September 8)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand only days before the infamous \"Double Event\" murders of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes on September 30.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a result, it represents one of the earliest published visual commentaries on the Jack the Ripper investigation, created while the crimes were still unfolding rather than as a later historical interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis illustration is frequently reproduced in books and documentaries concerning Jack the Ripper and Victorian crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eContents\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe complete two-volume annual includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3107\" data-end=\"3444\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1gydo1q\" data-start=\"3107\" data-end=\"3147\"\u003eEvery weekly issue of \u003cem data-start=\"3131\" data-end=\"3138\"\u003ePunch\u003c\/em\u003e for 1888\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7xde9y\" data-start=\"3148\" data-end=\"3186\"\u003eHundreds of original wood engravings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"vh1ipk\" data-start=\"3187\" data-end=\"3207\"\u003ePolitical cartoons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"wsx70r\" data-start=\"3208\" data-end=\"3223\"\u003eSocial satire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19l5tul\" data-start=\"3224\" data-end=\"3245\"\u003eLiterary commentary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1fcu8gv\" data-start=\"3246\" data-end=\"3271\"\u003eOriginal advertisements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"8imrag\" data-start=\"3272\" data-end=\"3301\"\u003e\"Punch's Almanack for 1888\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17d10z3\" data-start=\"3302\" data-end=\"3324\"\u003eParliamentary satire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"fpwijq\" data-start=\"3325\" data-end=\"3356\"\u003eVictorian cultural commentary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1b91c8m\" data-start=\"3357\" data-end=\"3444\"\u003eMultiple references to the Whitechapel murders throughout the latter half of the year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCondition\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3538\" data-end=\"3896\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"14br7je\" data-start=\"3538\" data-end=\"3563\"\u003eComplete two-volume set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"mmicsl\" data-start=\"3564\" data-end=\"3601\"\u003eOriginal publisher's cloth bindings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"egf54m\" data-start=\"3602\" data-end=\"3629\"\u003eOriginal gilt decorations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13ntnex\" data-start=\"3630\" data-end=\"3663\"\u003eInterior pages remarkably clean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"r8apy4\" data-start=\"3664\" data-end=\"3684\"\u003eStrong text blocks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ocqgrx\" data-start=\"3685\" data-end=\"3741\"\u003eOriginal owner's bookplate \"Ex Libris Charles Jones\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jyogr4\" data-start=\"3742\" data-end=\"3766\"\u003eExpected wear to cloth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1eeu4s\" data-start=\"3767\" data-end=\"3790\"\u003eFraying at spine ends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jbvaep\" data-start=\"3791\" data-end=\"3857\"\u003eOne volume has a detached\/weakened front hinge (see photographs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1vkbhk\" data-start=\"3858\" data-end=\"3896\"\u003eMinor age toning consistent with age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set appeals to collectors of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3994\" data-end=\"4188\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"qqz6so\" data-start=\"3994\" data-end=\"4023\"\u003eJack the Ripper memorabilia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1x3rjtl\" data-start=\"4024\" data-end=\"4043\"\u003eVictorian history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1hwvhtm\" data-start=\"4044\" data-end=\"4059\"\u003eCrime history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"nnh2je\" data-start=\"4060\" data-end=\"4078\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"4062\" data-end=\"4069\"\u003ePunch\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"vh1ipk\" data-start=\"4079\" data-end=\"4099\"\u003ePolitical cartoons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ogldr1\" data-start=\"4100\" data-end=\"4128\"\u003eJohn Tenniel illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"pwha6m\" data-start=\"4129\" data-end=\"4153\"\u003eBritish social history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"nbk3t3\" data-start=\"4154\" data-end=\"4188\"\u003eFine press and illustrated books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete annual sets from 1888 are considerably scarcer than individual weekly issues, particularly in original publisher's bindings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"1jybgpn\" data-start=\"4334\" data-end=\"4356\"\u003ePublication Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitle: \u003cem data-start=\"4369\" data-end=\"4401\"\u003ePunch, or The London Charivari\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4401\" data-end=\"4404\"\u003eYear: 1888\u003cbr data-start=\"4418\" data-end=\"4421\"\u003ePublisher: Published at the Office, 85 Fleet Street, London\u003cbr data-start=\"4484\" data-end=\"4487\"\u003ePrinter: Bradbury, Agnew \u0026amp; Co., Whitefriars\u003cbr data-start=\"4534\" data-end=\"4537\"\u003eFormat: Two original cloth-bound annual volumes\u003cbr data-start=\"4588\" data-end=\"4591\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions (Of both volumes):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight - 2.03KG\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight - 28cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth - 22cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness - 5cm \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default 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