RARE British WW 2 Cartoon Spanish Dictator Francisco Franco REAFFIRMS NEUTRALITY

Description: It is hard to escape the legacy of the Punch Magazine. From 1841 to 2002, the magazine cast a satirical eye on life in Britain. It charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable resource not just as cartoon art and satire, but as primary source material for historians.ARION AND THE DOLPHIN. [Spanish fascist Dictator General Francisco Franco] "There was something or other in Spain that seemed to give Eden [Anthony Eden] a pain, but this excellent fish has appeared at my wish and I mean to be neutral again."Illustrator: E. H. Shepard (famous illustrator of the Pooh books) from British Punch humor/satire magazine, February 9, 1944, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Size 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Condition: low-grade war time paper with discoloration, otherwise excellent, paper humidified and flattened for best appearance (and for framing); unrelated text on backside with some show-through or ghosting on the facing side -- please look closely.I have other hard-to-find original Punch cartoon illustrations for sale; combine orders with no extra shipping fees.Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. QUESTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

Price: 16.95 USD

Location: Milton, Vermont

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