Devil [humor magazine]. Offering a staple of single issues from 1881 - 1892.
Responsible editor and publisher: St. Strzeszyński; from R.1882: Aleksander Słomski., in no. 12 of 1892 - Emil Borkowski.; Printed by W. Kornecki in Cracow.
Half-fl. binding, format 34.2 x 26.5 cm.
[Biweekly magazine., came out in Krakow in the years: R.1:1869/70 - R.54:1922; did not appear in 1915-1917].
In the collection, issues from 1881 - 1892, some with losses (sometimes cut out parts of illustrations):
R.13:1881 no.10 (2 VI) plus Supplement. 8 + 4 s. In page 3/4 (with illustration) cut out window.
R.14:1882 no.8 (2 V) plus Appendix. 8 + 2 p. Ads + 4 p. Appendix loose.
R.15:1883 no.24 (20 Dec.) plus Add. 8 + 8 s.
R.16:1884 no.2 (19 I), corner of p.3/4 broken off, p.5/6 window cut out; plus Add. 8 + 8 s.
No.3 (5 II) plus Add. 8 + 8 p., in Appendix p.1/2 has window cut out.
No. 4 (21 II) plus Appendix sewn in before no. 8 + 8 p., ink stains on p.1/2
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R.18:1886 no.13 (6 VII, damaged p.1/2, part of text missing) - 19, 21 - 23 (7 XII). In no.15 p.3/4 torn.
R.19:1887 Nos. 2 - 6 (in No. 5 window on p.5/6 cut out), 8 - 14, 16, 18 ( p.3/4 torn out of Appendix), 19, 21, 22 (br. p.1/2). Appendix to No. 12 - 4 p. without publisher's footer, same as in Jagiellonian Digital Library: https://jbc.bj.uj.edu.pl/dlibra/publication/917346/edition/880904/content
! Between No. 16 and No. 18 sewn-in one-day paper "Djablica" of September 10, dedicated to the National Agricultural-Industrial Exhibition, which took place in Cracow from September 1 to October 16, 1887. 4 p., on the last page a full-page illustration depicting the Exhibition.
On p.4 of the Supplement to No.21 a full-page Timetable of the Dembica - Rozwadów - Nadbrzeże local railroad.
R.20:1888 Nos. 1 (1 I, window in p.3/4), 2, 5 (from p.3/4 one column remained, 2/3 of sheet cut off), 8 (bottom margin of p.5/6 completed with paper), 14, 17, 18 (br. p.7/8) , 22 (20 XI).
R.21 no.5 (6 III), 16 (only p.1/2 sewn in front of p.7/8 of the issue remained from the Supplement), 19, 22 (20 XI).
R.22:1890 no.18 (19 IX).
R.23:1891 nos. 3, 17 (in Appendix br. p.1/2), 20, 21 (Appendix - p.7/8 in 3/4 detached from spine), 22 (loose p.1/2).
R.24:1892 no.12.
Appendix attached to each issue, 4-8 pp.
Each issue with 2 pages of satirical illustrations in lithographs. In places notes (postal address) in pencil, numerous advertisements.
Condition: numbers with traces of folding (sent by mail to subscribers), binding damaged, losses of veneer, scratches, linen rubbed, with tears, inside besides the mentioned deficiencies possible pencil scratches, dirt, few spots, possible single smaller damages, not affecting the content.
