Image of an advertisement for the Century magazine November 1901 issue; bust-length portraits of ten American male authors (Josh Billings, E.W. Townsend, Mark Twain, Eugene Field, Artemus Ward, Bill Nye, P.V. Nasby, A.P. Dunne, F.R. Stockton, and J.C. Harris) flank a stylized botanical illustration with advertising text. "Edward Edwards"--text, bottom center of image. "J.R."--text, artist's initials, bottom corner of each portrait. "Copyright, 1901, by The Century Co.) (Trade-Mark Registered Oct. 18th, 1881.) (Entered at N.Y. Post Office as Second Class Mail Matter."--text, bottom center of image. "American Lithographic Co. N.Y."--text, bottom center margin. "A year of American humor the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine Mark Twain George Ade Oliver Hereford Carolyn Wells 'Chimmie Fadden' Charles Battell Loomis Ruth McEnery Stuart Gelett Burgess Frank R. Stockton James Whitcomb Riley 'Uncle Remus' 'Mr. Dooley' and others MacMillan and Co. L't'd St. martin's St. London The Century Co. Union Square-New York"--text, center of image.
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image
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1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 51.75 x 35.24 cm (20 3/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
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