Item #199166 The common-place book of literary curiosities, remarkable customs, historical and domestic anecdotes, and etymological scraps / by the Rev. Dr. Dryasdust, of York. Rev. Dr Dryasdust, pseud.

The common-place book of literary curiosities, remarkable customs, historical and domestic anecdotes, and etymological scraps / by the Rev. Dr. Dryasdust, of York

London : John Bumpus, 1828. New Edition. Very good copy bound in contemporary leather-backed boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly worn and rubbed. Surface wear evident to boards, as with age. Previous owner's inscription to page preceding frontis. Pen annotations to title page, with some minor pen marks to the main text margins. Remains quite well-preserved overall.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 423 pages; Physical description: 423p. 3 plates, frontis. ; 18cm. Subjects: Anecdotes. Literature -- Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. Wit and humour -- Great Britain. Satire, English. 2 pages of publisher's ads bound in at end. Item #199166

Price: €100.00

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