[Art] Herford, Oliver, and Gelett Burgess Enfant Terrible! New York: April 1st, 1898. Issue No. 1. 4to. Numerous partly-colored illustrations by Burgess. Uncut limp illustrated self-wrappers. Lightly toned; near fine copy. An early surrealistic periodical from Gelett Burgess author of the famous nonsense poem 'The Purple Cow' and author and illustrator Oliver Herford Starting as a literary vehicle for new, humorous, and often satirical writing, this periodical features articles with titles such as 'The Prodigal Egg,' and 'Easy Lessons in Logic' with verse such as: Money is the Root of all Evil: Economy is Wealth: Therefore, Economy is the Root of all Evil.'
[Art] Herford, Oliver, and Gelett Burgess Enfant Terrible! New York: April 1st, 1898. Issue No. 1. 4to. Numerous partly-colored illustrations by Burgess. Uncut limp illustrated self-wrappers. Lightly toned; near fine copy. An early surrealistic periodical from Gelett Burgess author of the famous nonsense poem 'The Purple Cow' and author and illustrator Oliver Herford Starting as a literary vehicle for new, humorous, and often satirical writing, this periodical features articles with titles such as 'The Prodigal Egg,' and 'Easy Lessons in Logic' with verse such as: Money is the Root of all Evil: Economy is Wealth: Therefore, Economy is the Root of all Evil.'
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