French Humor | February 25, 1928 | Risqué Flapper CartoonsCan you believe this comic book is nearly 100 years old? Dating to 1928 this rare humor periodical compiles risqu cartoons from various French publications, with captions in the original French with an English translation. The cartoons are both beautiful & hilarious, poking fun at flappers, garonnes, & womens liberation. 1920s fashions were such a radical reaction against the highly structured, modest looks of the Edwardian era. Suddenly: Sack shapes,

Presented as found in a black wooden Victorian frame

Victorian salt cellar consisting of a small

I especially love the marbled paper inside

Surface dirt and chipping to the paint associated with age

apparently- I found several examples with this image of a devil sharpening a woman’s tongue

Can you believe this comic book is nearly 100 years old

about 25” x 18”

The ashtray is in excellent condition without chips or cracks

Excellent Victorian hand shaped spill vase made of parian ware

Her family is on the reverse side

Some Victorian mourning books are a memorial for a particular person: This early Victorian chapbook recounts the death of a young girl who died and praises her virtuous life

I did my best to remove as much of this as I could and leave it up to its new owner to decide whether further cleaning is needed