THE THAW - Lot 201

THE THAW KLENCK, Paul. News. Le Dégel. No. 49. Paris, Grognet, printer and publisher, 16 rue des Écoles; distributed by Madre, bookseller, rue du Croissant, [circa 1871]. Colored satirical lithograph depicting a brawl between French and Prussian soldiers, set between two posts bearing the inscriptions “Army of the Loire” and “Army of the North.” Caption: “Ah! You bunch of good-for-nothings, you thought we were frozen. Yes indeed, yes indeed, my little dark-skinned friend, let’s beat them up.” Signed P. Klenck. A few foxing spots and slight creases.

Estimate:$78.43

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