Description
Private archive of humorous illustrations of President Grover Cleveland, published by Puck Magazine, from 1894-1897.
Octavo, [118pp]. Bound in full green leather, marbled endpapers. No authorship noted. Includes over 100 hand-cut illustrations of President Grover Cleveland from Puck Magazine, many dealing with his repeal of the Silver Purchase Act and his record number of presidential vetoes during his second term. A unique collection of presidential ephemera.
Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) began his unlikely rise to the presidency as the Mayor of Buffalo. Within a year of taking office, he became Governor of New York. He gained national recognition for fighting political corruption, specifically Tammany Hall in New York City. Cleveland went on to serve the only nonconsecutive presidential terms in history, serving from 1885-1889, then again from 1893-1897. After leaving office, the former president indulged in his lifelong passion for sports, ultimately writing the humorous book, Fishing and Shooting Sketches, two years before his death.
