Holiday Souvenir 1890

Title: Holiday Souvenir 1890
Publication: N.P. 1890

Description: Octavo, beige wrappers with gilt lettering and miniature newspaper affixed to front cover, [8] pp, illustrated. Holiday souvenir by a 19th century American newspaper. The text consists of poems related to newspaper publishing. The first four pages consist of text arranged into the shape of human figures, each a different employee at the newspaper, i.e. "This is the 'Printer's Devil who makes the office weep. His head is never level except he is asleep." Soiling and foxing, tears to cover, text block mostly detached from covers, fair.

Seller ID: 12807


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