11.5x14.25” with 226 pages. Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann. 1893. This is 126 of 300 copies printed and bound in this deluxe library edition with gold-stamped “J.Keppler” name on front cover. Book is a selection of Joseph Keppler’s cartoons from “Puck” magazine between 1877 and 1893. “Puck” is widely considered America’s first successful humor magazine and is best known for its satire of political issues of the day. Magazine was founded by Joseph Keppler Sr. and began publishing in Mar., 1871. Book was published by Puck Press and features 56 cartoons chosen by Keppler as his best. Frontispiece pictures a portrait of Keppler, who has signed in black ink below. Some of the great contents include political cartoons about Ulysses S. Grant, Rip Van Winkle as the Democratic Party, Democratic Party as shipwrecked damsel about to be savaged by Tammany, the death of President James Garfield, great cartoon of Grover Cleveland as the King of the Jungle (a lion), the death of King Wilhelm of Prussia and Emperor of Germany, the rise of Prohibition and many other topics, each with opposite page having text referring to cartoon. Extremely well done, pages show lt. wear and are VF/Exc. Covers show moderate wear to spine with 1” split at bottom and noticeable wear to cloth-bound portions. Fine-.