Vintage 1930s Girlish Gossip Tijuana Bible...

Updated September 26, 2026

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Lot number150
Estimate30.00 - 60.00 USD
AuctionSale 260929
DateSeptember 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM EDT
Auction housePeriod Americana
LocationBoston, Massachusetts

Eight-Pager Comic Booklet Ephemera. This scarce vintage 1930s "Tijuana Bible" (eight-pager) features a clandestine adult gag strip titled "GIRLISH GOSSIP". Printed on bright orange cardstock with simple black line border typography, these illicit Depression-era underground booklets were produced anonymously and distributed in secret across urban centers, offering adult humor and parodies that now serve as historically significant artifacts of early American underground press, comic history, censorship, and vintage counterculture ephemera. Publisher anonymous/unattributed (underground printing), estimated c. 1930s, black ink printed on orange paper cover with pulp newsprint interior pages and a single left side-wire staple binding, hand-captioned title "GIRLISH GOSSIP" within a printed rectangular frame on the front cover, measures standard pocket size approximately 2.5 x 4 inches. Displays expected signs of age including light surface smudging/spotting near the center, faint edge rubbing, subtle corner softening, and light paper toning to the internal newsprint, though the orange cover stock remains bold and the title lettering is clear and fully legible; no major tears, missing pages, or severe structural damage observed. See photos for close-up details.

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