Modern Merry Men. Authors in the Lighter Vein in the Victorian Era
Andrews, William
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Early owner's signature "Norman McKinlay". Some dampstains to upper margins of endpapers. Spine cloth darkened. Some staining to boards. 1/4" chips and fraying to cloth at head and tail of spine. ; viii, 319, [1] pagse + [4] pages advertisements. Red cloth boards with jester illustration on front board. Page dimensions: 215 x 140mm. Small contemporary New Zealand bookseller's ticket on front endpaper "R. J. Stall & Co. Booksellers and Stationers, Princes St., Dunedin". "The aim of this work is to bring together some of the best examples of the wit and humour of the Victorian age." - from the Preface. The book contains humorous extracts, mostly verse, from 48 different 19th century writers. Each author is introduced by Andrews. The authors include: Cuthbert Bede; Henry James Byron; Lewis Carroll; Henry Cholmondeley-Pennell; Charles Dickens; Austin Dobson; Sydney Grundy; Henry S. Leigh; Frederick Locker-Lamson; Thomas Moore; William Sawyer; George R. Sims; Francis Edward Smedley; Robert Southey; William Makepeace Thackeray; Godfrey Wordsworth Turner; William Henry Wills. ; 8vo. Seller Inventory # 12178
Bibliographic Details
Title: Modern Merry Men. Authors in the Lighter ...
Publisher: A. Brown & Sons, London
Publication Date: 1904
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition.
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Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle, trading as Renaissance Books. Contact details: Renaissance Books, 271 High St, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand. Phone: +64 3 4719294. Email: info@renaissancebooks.co.nz. Website: www.renaissancebooks.co.nz. GST #39 820 209. Terms of Sale: All books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund of the book price, not including shipping. Return shipping also refunded where books are not as described.
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