Spikes. Warsaw, R.26: 1896 Nos. 1 - 52, unframed annual [Kostrzewski, Mucharski, missing].

Spikes. Illustrated humor and satirical weekly. R.26:1896 no.1 (23 Dec 1895/4 I 1896) - 52 (14/26 Dec 1896). Unframed yearbook No. 7 missing!
Illustrations: Ludwik Nawojewski, Franciszek Kostrzewski, Jan Perdzyński, Arkadiusz Mucharski, Emiloco.
51 issues of 8 pp. each, plus an advertising and story supplement pp.9-12 (missing pp.9/10, mostly with ads, in all issues except Nos. 2 and 52!), format 33 x 25.5 cm. Illustrations printed in black, a few issues printed in brown, green or navy blue, no.1 (New Year's), 14 (Easter) and 52 (Farewell to the Year) - color p.1 and 4-5.

Condition of most pieces good, traces of removal from binding (?), spines glued with paper tape, normal discoloration of paper, spotting here and there, small tears in margins, creases, minimal chipping of paper, occasional gluing of tears, trimming (by bookbinder to binding? Usually unnoticeable).
No. 1 (New Year's) - color artwork on front cover and pp.4 - 5, p.1/2 tattered, with fold mark in half, cracks in margins, spotting and small loss at bottom. No.2 p.1 stained, right margin frayed, pages loose. No. 4 p.3-6 frayed, cracked and gilt right margins, with small loss at corner of p.5/6, no text loss. No.8 p.3-6 margins slightly cracked. No.21 p. 1/2 right margin frayed, with loss of artwork on cover, but no loss of text, pp.3 - 6 right margin cracked, gilt, with loss at bottom, no loss of text. No. 52 pp. 9/10 torn at bottom, lower right corner creased, p.11/12 gilt, upper right corner given away, with text, lower margin torn, cracked.