[Rarebooks] FS: 8 issues of "The Wasp"

[Kenneth Karmiole]

THE WASP. Original issues of the famous weekly San Francisco political satire and humor magazine started August 5, 1876. It was one of the first journals that mass-produced color lithographs in print. All of the color work in the issues listed below are by Schmidt Label & Litho of San Francisco, with the exception of #1 which is by Bosqui Engraving. Ambrose Bierce was the editor between Jan. 1, 1881 and Sept. 11, 1885. All prices are net.
1. "Christmas Number" Dec. 22, 1883 (#386). (38)pp. 4 color litho plates and 1 double-page color insert. A few small tears repaired.           $100.00
2. June 21, 1884 (#412). (20)pp. 2 color litho plates and 1 double-page color insert.    $75.00
3. April 4, 1885 (#453). (20)pp. 2 color litho plates and 1 double-page color insert.    $75.00
4. Dec. 10, 1887 (#593). (16)pp. 2 color litho plates and 1 double-page color insert (political cartoon on a baseball field).    $75.00
5. May 26, 1888 (#617). (16)pp. 2 color litho plates and 1 double-page color insert (map of Palermo Colony in Butte County, California).       $75.00
6. June 30, 1888 (#622). (16)pp. 2 color litho plates and 1 double-page color insert.    $75.00
7. Sept. 15, 1888 (#633). (16)pp. 2 color litho plates and 1 double-page color insert. One of the plates depicts "colored men being forced to vote for Cleveland."    $75.00
8. Oct. 6, 1888 (#636). (16)pp. 2 color litho plates and 1 double-page color insert.    $75.00

OR, all 8 issues in a cloth slipcase, spine titled "The Wasp," for a net price of     $550.00

Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
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