"Psst…!" a weekly newspaper by the political cartoonists Jean Louis Forain and "Caran D'Ache." Issues 1-52 (all issues of the first year of publication, bound together). Paris: E. Plon, 1898-99. French. The weekly journal "Psst…!" was founded at the height of the Dreyfus affair by the illustrators Jean Louis Forain (1852-1931) and "Caran D'Ache" (meaning "pencil" in Russian; pen name of Emmanuel Poiré, 1858-1909). It featured political cartoons and strident illustrations accompanied by brief captions expressing anti-Semitic and anti-Dreyfusard sentiments. The paper closed in 1899. The news media played a significant role in creating the schism that divided French society into two warring camps, the so-called "Dreyfusards" – those who supported the Jewish officer accused of treason – and the "anti-Dreyfusards" who opposed him. The latter group typically adhered to virulently anti-Semitic beliefs. The period was something a "golden age" for illustrators and cartoonists, who produced voluminous material in the service of the respective camps. "Psst…!" was one of the leading publications in those years. 52 issues (4 pp. per issue; general title page at the beginning of volume), 38.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and blemishes. Minor tears to edges of several leaves. Binding with gilt design. Minor blemishes to binding.