30 issued volumes in 19 total bound volumes. With: Vols. I-XXVI (July 1, 1841-July 1, 1854) & Vol. 50-51 (1866); 11 bound volumes with 2 vols. in 1. Duplicates of Vols. 4 & 5, with Vols. 3 & 4 and Vols. 5 & 6 bound together, and separately issued Vols. 4 & 5. Profusely illustrated with wood engravings throughout. 10x8 to 10½x8¼, various bindings, Vols. 1, 2 & 50-51 in original gilt-stamped, blind embossed blue cloth & all edges gilt; volumes with 2 vols. in 1 bound in ¼ calf & marbled boards, gilt-tooled spine (except Vol. 50-51); Vols. 4, 5, 19, 20, 23, 24 bound in half maroon leather and cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt.
A very good run of the Saturday morning "guffawgraph," including the first issue, which has the original magazine titled, Punch And The London Charivari. First three volumes in original blue cloth, with gilt stamped vignette of Punch kicking the globe up above him. The Fashion Section was edited by Mrs. Punch; Facitæ include: The Court of Common Council and The Zoological Society, The Anti-Dry-Rot Society and the Beefsteak Club, among others.
Condition:
Each with some wear and fraying to extremities, chipping to many of the spine ends, original cloth volumes mellowed; double volumes with later supplied brown paper jackets and all of them with hinges cracking; front hinge cracked through to Vols. 11-12 & 13-14 (with spine heavily chipped and cracked); front hinge of Vol. 21-22 tape repaired; Vol. 25-26 covers detached; internally bright, clean; still a very good set – sold with all faults.