Yale Center for British Art

Title:
Arliss's funny library, of wit, satire, and humour : containing, facetiae, under the heads of pasquinades, anecdotes, jeu d'esprits, witticisms : mornings at Bow Street, new punning songs, broad grins, maxims, irish bulls, conundrums, anagrams, enigmas, bon mots, whims, tid bits, curious epitaphs, brevities, yarns, miseries, long bows, puzzles, &c., &c., : embellished with forty-eight numerous wood engravings by the most eminent artists.
Alternate Title(s):
Funny library of, of wit, satire, and humour
Published / Created:
London : Printed and published by H. A. Arliss, 22, Addle Street, Wood Street, Cheapside, 1832.
Physical Description:
128 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Original parts have caption title: Arliss's funny library.
Subject Terms:
Caricatures and cartoons -- Great Britain. | Wit and humor. | Satire, English. | Puns and punning. | English wit and humor, Pictorial. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Arliss, H.A. -- Publisher. | Avent, D., Lt. -- Autograph.
Form/Genre:
Wood engravings -- 1832.
Contributors:
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878, ill. | Walker, William Chester, engraver.