1899 British PUNCH Cartoon: HORSE RACING LAMPOON "AMERICAN SEAT" [Willie Simms?]

$ 5.26

Subject: Horse racing Date of Creation: 1899 Color: Black and White Type: Print Style: Cartoon Original/Licensed Reprint: Original Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom Artist: G. D. Amour

Description

VINTAGE BRITISH PUNCH MAGAZINE HUMOR CARTOON FROM 1899 BY G. D. AMOUR "THE COMING RACE" Evolution of the American Seat. Getting the weight well forward." Illustration of [Black] African-American jockey is Willie Simms [?] Cartoon size cropped measures 4 1/2 x 7 inches as shown in the first image. Full size: 8 x 10 1/2 including borders, image shown slightly cropped. Source: PUNCH Magazine , June 14, 1899. Condition: excellent -- bright and clean, no handling wear, paper lays flat for easy framing; unrelated text below the cartoon and on the backside. 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 welcome. Extra images can be added by request. International shipping available. All orders are carefully packaged for safe delivery. Experienced full time professional bookseller since 1994; print, map and poster seller since 2000.