An Alphabetical List of Engravings Declared at the Office of the Printsellers' Association, London
Incorporated Printsellers' Association (London, England); Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) · Exact date uncertain; early 20th century
What appears here is not a cartoon plate but the cloth-and-leather binding of a reference volume — specifically a trade catalog issued by the Incorporated Printsellers' Association of London, recording prints formally declared at their office. The cover is utilitarian: blue cloth boards with black leather corner-pieces trimmed in gilt double-rules. The spine, worn and partially legible, carries the institution's name and a partial title. No satirical imagery, captioned figures, or political argument is present. This volume served as an authoritative registration record for the London print trade, functioning much as a copyright log. It holds no relation to chromolithograph cartoon weeklies and contains no visual content subject to curatorial commentary on caricature or editorial politics.
About this artifact
- Creator
- Incorporated Printsellers' Association (London, England); Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date
- Exact date uncertain; early 20th century
- Rights
- Public domain — free to view, share, and reuse.
- Restoration
- Digitally restored and hosted by comicbooks.com · high-resolution version available.
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