[Tripping the hotelier]
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Charles Keene
1823-1891
[Tripping the hotelier]
[London : sn, 1863]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1260
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[London : s.n., 1863]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
Proof of a wood engraving on india paper from an unfinished woodblock after a cartoon by Charles Keene for F.C. Burnand's "How, when, and where?, or, The modern tourist's guide to the continent," published in Punch, Sept. 12, 1863, p. 107; Burnand's work with Keene's illustrations later published in book form as: Tracks for tourists. London : Bradbury and Evans, 1864.
Summary:
Illustration shows a man lying down across the doorway of a hotel with his suitcase, tripping the proprietor as he emerges from the door.
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