The Sting of The Wasp: Political & Satirical Cartoons from the Truculent Early San Francisco Weekly, 1967, Very Good HC.
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Johnson, Kenneth M., et al. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1967.
English, Limited, Very Good, HC, Folio, 14 1/2" x 10 3/4", Unpaginated.
Limited printing of 450, Hardcover in gray cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. Minor cocking to spine, some wear to tips, head, and tail, small puncture to back panel, light soiling to exterior panels, and toning to panels and pages. Unpaginated. Includes full-color and black-and-white lithographs of covers and spreads. Compilation of images from the illustrated weekly satirical San Francisco magazine, The Wasp, with accompanying background information on each illustrations subject matter, also included is an informative background essay that focuses on the magazine's beginnings, success, and eventual end. Beautifully produced book on the politically informed, and wonderfully illustrated magazine that lasted from 1876 to 1941.