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First edition. Jerome's timeless book ranks as one of the funniest in the English language. Three Men in a Boat was initially intended to be a serious travel guide and features key local history alongside its comic anecdotes. The first issue is distinguished by the imprint reading "Quay Street", with no street number, and 37 titles listed in the Bristol Library advert. Octavo. Illustrations in the text by A. Frederics. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, front board decorated in black, printed endpapers, top edge blue. Contemporary ownership inscription to half title. Spine leaning and lightly sunned, ends nicked, spots of wear to board corners, inner hinges and book block partially cracked but holding firm: a very good copy. Seller Inventory # 189635
Title: Three Men in a Boat. (To Say Nothing of the ...
Publisher: Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith, 1889
Edition: 1st Edition