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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
A novel fact / DM.
[London : s.n., 1867?]
wood engraving
image: 115 x 181 mm; sheet: 198 x 258 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1164
Notes
Caption continues: Old-Fashioned party (with old-fashioned prejudices). "Ah! Very clever, I dare say. But I see it's written by a lady, and I want a book that my daughters may read. Give me something else!"
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Dec. 21, 1867, p. 252.
Title from published caption.
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Dec. 21, 1867, p. 252.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Cartoon shows an older gentleman, accompanied by a young lady, seated at a bookseller's counter and examining a volume the bookseller has offered him for consideration.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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