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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
A novel fact / DM.
[London : sn, 1867?]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1164
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[London : s.n., 1867?]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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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.
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.
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