1898 Cover Harvard Lampoon Edwards Fashion Fan Freshman Humor Jester Lampy HVD1 XASA6 Vera Reynolds ON THE REVERSE

Vera Reynolds ON THE REVERSE (but not shown): House Peters

The Commercial National of New York

It is one of the earliest surviving examples of an open-air theater and was used for festivals in honor of the Greek god Dionysus

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which could be carried onto military ships or dropped by parachute from airplanes

1898 Cover Harvard Lampoon Edwards Fashion Fan Freshman Humor Jester Lampy HVD1 XASA6 Vera Reynolds ON THE REVERSEPlease note that this is a cover only. This is an original 1898 two color cover for the Harvard Lampoon. It features the Lampy the Jester sitting on a winged horse, holding up a shield inscribed with the motto Vanitas (Latin, meaning "empty"), a parody of Harvard's motto, Veritas, or "Truth". The inner panel is of a witty conversation between a well dressed young lady and an elegant gentlemen about a student in some difficulty at Harvard. CONDITION