| Title |
Book-Binder. |
| Publisher |
[New York] : H. De Marsan, Publisher of songs, 54 Chatham Street, N.Y. |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
The bookbinder, wearing an apron and a crown hat, sews a book on a sewing frame. His glue bucket is in front of him and his
paper cutter behind him. In the background, a woman uses a roll on a book.
|
| Notes |
Text: My life's a waste, I'm sick of paste; And printers, books and presses / Might quickly go to Jericho, Should Fortune
smile, and bless us!.. / -- Yes, but who's the fool that would be thy Valentine?
|
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Bookbinders -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.52.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 2.2 |
