History English Humour Introduction Ancient by Lestrange Rev (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Facsimile Reprint Edition. Octavo (8vo); viii, 360pp, 352pp. Two volumes bound as one in full blue cloth. Very good copy; binding and contents clean and unmarked. Considers Greek and Roman humor, humor in the Middle Ages, Anglo-Saxon humor, "Ecclesiastical Buffoonery," Shakespeare, Jesters, Swift, Byron, Thackeray, Dickens, etc. Burt Franklin facsimile reprint of the 1878 edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover and edges shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket, as issued. Reprint of the 1878 original 2 book set. New York: Burt Franklin, 1970. HARDCOVER. Very Fine condition. Appears unread. NOT a library discard. Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1970 reprint of the 1878 two volume set. Two volumes in one: vii, viii, 360pp., 352pp. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. . Reprint of the 1878 original 2 book set. Hardcover. Very Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. vii, viii, 360pp., 352pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good+. Reprint. No DJ. Originally pub. 1878.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Two volumes in one. Octavo, viii, 360pp + 352pp. Dark green cloth binding with gilt text to spine, minimal shelf wear to edges and corners, internally immaculate, no marks or inscriptions. Near Fine. An thorough study into the history of humour and the ludicrous.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Both volumes in similar condition. Boards and spines very faded with corners turning in. Both with clean contents, tanning towards the edges and darkened outer edges. Pencil prevoius owner name on inside covers. 360 & 352 pages.