Description
Your choice of six unusual early trade cards illustrated by Wizard of Oz book illustrator W W Denslow from the comic stageplay The Beggar Student. Very early and charming examples of Denslow’s work with his “W*D” signature marked lightly in red. The McCaull Opera Co originally played this show in New York in 1883/1884, and it later moved elsewhere–these are for the three different productions based on the backs. Three also are a new-to-me variants without the play name at the bottom that advertise Peerless Coffee on the back. This gig by Denslow is mentioned in the Bibliography on W W Denslow published in the Autumn 1992 Baum Bugle, though there it’s erroneously called The Beggar Prince. These particular cards show characters Symon (The Beggar Student), Lieu. Poppenburg (small tear), Gen Ollendori, Countess Pamatica, Laura and Jailer.
Price is for your choice of one card, please increase the Quantity in cart for multiple cards. Please check out the “Oz Illustrators” section in my Ebay store for other unusual Denslow items.
Photos and description by Wonderful Books of Oz, copyright protected through the DMCA act of 1998.
