Punch, or The London Charivari: Volume 33 to 36, July 1857 - June 1859

Mark Lemon, Punch, or The London Charivari, London: The Punch Office, Volumes 33 to 36, July 1857 - June 1859

1042 pages; contemporary binding with the gilt text at the spine, marbled edges; profusely illustrated throughout with cartoons, caricatures and illustrations
11 x 8.75 in (28.3 x 22.2 cm)

Punch, or The London Charivari, was a satirical weekly publication established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew, Mark Lemon and the engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 1850s, when it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration.

The term "cartoon" to refer to comic drawings was first used in Punch in 1843, when the Houses of Parliament were to be decorated with murals, and "cartoons" for the mural were displayed for the public; the term "cartoon" then meant a finished preliminary sketch on a large piece of cardboard, or cartone in Italian. Punch humorously appropriated the term to refer to its political cartoons, and the popularity of the Punch cartoons led to the term's widespread use.

Originally co-edited by Mayhew and Lemon, the latter took sole responsibility for the editing in 1842 and over the next thirty years helped grow it into the most read and enjoyed periodical of the age (Punch remained under his control until his death in 1870). It grew in popularity during the 1840s and 1850s, its appeal reaching across all levels of society, and counted among its audience such literary luminaries as Charlotte Brontë, Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning & Robert Browning; social commentators such as Thomas Carlyle; and even members of the royal family, including Queen Victoria & Prince Albert.

Artists who published in Punch included John Leech, Richard Doyle, John Tenniel, Charles Keene, Harry Furniss, and Linley Sambourne.

Below are a few of the Punch cartoon commentary on the 1857 Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Rebellion)
• Every Inch A Soldier; (25 July 1857): 34
• Full Marching Order: The Penance of Panmure; (8 August 1857): 55
• The British Lion's Vengeance on the Bengal Tiger; (22 August 1857): 76-77
• Willing Hands ads for India (29 August 1857): 87-88
• Justice; (12 September 1857): 109
• God of Battles! Steel My Soldiers' Hearts!; (10 October 1857]): 151
• The Red-Tape Serpent: Sir Collin's Greatest Difficulty in India; (17 October 1857): 161
• The Clemency of Canning; (24 October 1857): 171
• Mr. Bull's Expensive Toys; (31 October 1857): 181
• Too "Civil" By Half; (7 November 1857): 191

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