Judge, 1889 · page 3 of 72
Judge — 1889 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This is a title page for "Best Things from Judge," an 1889 collection of poems and stories from the satirical magazine. The decorative botanical illustrations and cherubic figure reading aren't political cartoons but rather ornamental design elements typical of late 19th-century book presentation. The page credits numerous illustrators (Grant Hamilton, Zim, Victor Gillam, and others who were prominent Judge contributors) and notes the content comprises "poems and stories by well-known writers." Rather than containing specific political satire, this appears to be a retrospective anthology—essentially advertising Judge magazine's literary and artistic output to potential book buyers in 1889. The imagery emphasizes taste, culture, and quality rather than political commentary.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
GRANT HAMILTON, ZIM, VICTOR GILLAM, M. WOOLF, SYDNEY B. GRIFFIN, J. TL SMITH, S. D. EHRITART, A. S DAGGY, ALFRED MITCHELL, T. S SULLIVANT, ALD. BLASITFIELD, CHARLES H. JOHNSON, HAL. HURST, EMIL FLOHRI, AND OTHERS, THE POEMS AND STORIES BY WELL-KNOWN WRITERS. NEW YORK: THE JUDGE PUBLISHING COMPANY. 1889. Davio H. Giocasieeve, Painten, 48-61 Rose St. N.Y. comicbooks.com