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1909ref. 88075The Educational Book Co. Ltd 1909. First edition of this charming compilation of golf stories. Octavo original red cloth gilt titles to the spine illustrated. In near fine condition. Mr. Punch's Golf Stories includes an array of delightful short stories and poems on the royal and ancient pastime of golf each accompanied by a number of detailed illustrations. Published at the turn of the 20th century the Punch Library of Humour series aimed to provide a series of volumes with contributions by the leading comic writers and illustrators of the time. The Educational Book Co. Ltd hardcover books
1826ref. 26426Edinburgh: Printed by John Pillans for John Thomson; and Baldwin Cradock and Joy London 1826 1826. First edition. OCLC records ten copies including a second or variant issue. Some smudges and stains in the text; very good copy. 8vo later green half calf green cloth boards red morocco label gilt decorations and lettering t.e.g. others untrimmed. Half-title and errata leaf present. A collection of almost 90 literary anecdotes including ones about Burns Byron Shelley Boswell and John Gay interspersed with occasional miscellaneous pieces such as the account of the "Hungry Poet" with two of his poems. Almost all the pieces are unsigned but at least two are attributed: A. Cunningham on the last moments of Roberts Burns and Walter Scott on the "Character of Lord Byron." There was a variant or probably second issue with the title augmented slightly to The Curious Book; or Literary Relics. Edinburgh: Printed by John Pillans for John Thomson; and Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, London, 1826 unknown books
ref. 17915752pp. small 8vo disbound; light foxing throughout. Dublin: P. Byrne 1888. unknown books
ref. 231913W. J. Carroll aka Ame Perdue Melbourne 1925. 288 pp 12 bound issues Vol 3 coloured covers b&w illustrations boards flecked spine faded small split at base of spine else good copy in blue cloth boards. The original name was "Sparkle" with issues Nos. 1 to 12 then name changed to "PEP" for issues Nos. 13 to 24. These were also sold in bound volumes as 'Vol 1 Nos 1 - 12' and 'Vol 2 Nos 13 - 24'. W. J. Carroll (aka Ame Perdue), Melbourne, 1925 hardcover
1780ref. LON-1780-057Thomas Lowndes a well-known London bookseller also printed early Gothic fiction incl. The Castle of Otranto 1780. 9th Edition. 12mo. SHORT DESCRIPTION Year: 1780 nEdition: Ninth Edition nPublisher: Printed for T. Lowndes in Fleet-Street DESCRIPTION The Complete London Jester; or Wit's Companion: Containing All the Fun and all the Humour all the Learning and all the Judgment which have lately flowed from the Two Universities the Three Theatres from White's Chocolate-house from the Beef-Steak Club from the Spouting Clubs and Choice Spirits Clubs in London and Westminster. nNinth Edition. London: Printed for T. Lowndes in Fleet-Street 1780. nAnonymous. An eighteenth-century collection of English humour wit anecdotes epigrams repartee bons mots conundrums Irish bulls comic narratives and fashionable toasts presenting a vivid picture of the social and conversational culture of Georgian London. nWith an engraved frontispiece depicting a convivial company gathered around a table and an exceptionally attractive title page printed in red and black. nBound in dark green-black full morocco the covers framed with double gilt fillets spine with raised bands gilt compartments and lettering; red-edged text block. The binding shows some rubbing and wear principally at the extremities and spine consistent with age and use. Internally with occasional spotting toning and marks but retaining considerable visual appeal. nA particularly engaging survival of eighteenth-century London popular culture combining humour drinking culture clubs coffee-house society theatre and fashionable conversation in a single volume. nESTC N31611. STORY London in 1780 was a city alive with conversation. Coffee houses taverns theatres and private clubs formed an extraordinary social network in which politicians writers actors merchants and fashionable society exchanged gossip arguments jokes and scandal. The Complete London Jester captures something of that world remarkably directly. Its title page promises material flowing from the universities London's theatres White's Chocolate House the Beef-Steak Club Spouting Clubs and other “Choice Spirits Clubs” of London and Westminster. What follows is an anthology of the humour that entertained Georgian society: jests epigrams comic stories conundrums repartee bons mots Irish bulls and fashionable witticisms. The reference to White's is particularly evocative. Established in the seventeenth century as a chocolate house White's became one of London's most celebrated gentlemen's clubs and a centre of fashionable society politics gambling and gossip. The Beef-Steak Club belonged to another strand of London's club culture associated particularly with theatre convivial dining and the company of actors writers and men of influence. The engraved frontispiece brings this social world to life: a company of Georgian gentlemen gathered around a table drinking reading and exchanging stories. It is almost a visual manifesto for the book itself. Even the title page sells the experience enthusiastically promising humour capable of expelling care drowning grief banishing the spleen improving wit and creating mirth. This was not simply a book intended to be read quietly. It was a storehouse of material for conversation — jokes and stories that could be remembered repeated and carried back into the taverns clubs and drawing rooms from which much of the material had supposedly originated. By 1780 the work had reached its ninth edition evidence of the continuing appetite for such collections. More than two centuries later The Complete London Jester offers an unusually intimate connection with Georgian life: not through great political events or formal histories but through something far more human — what Londoners found funny. WHY THIS MATTERS A window into Georgian London.The book provides a fascinating contemporary record of the humour conversation and social habits associated with eighteenth-century London. The ninth edition published in 1780.Its repeated publication demonstrates the popularity of the work with contemporary readers. White's Chocolate House and London's club culture.The explicit references to White's the Beef-Steak Club theatres and other London clubs give the volume particular appeal to collectors interested in Georgian social history coffee-house culture and the history of London. A handsome eighteenth-century object.The dark morocco binding with gilt ruling raised bands and gilt spine complements the striking red-and-black title page. Engraved frontispiece.The convivial scene of gentlemen gathered around a table provides an unusually appropriate visual introduction to the world described within. An entertaining primary source.Unlike formal histories of the period this volume preserves ephemeral popular culture: jokes stories repartee drinking humour and conversational wit. Strong crossover collecting appeal.Relevant to collections devoted to London Georgian Britain humour coffee houses gentlemen's clubs theatre drinking culture social history and eighteenth-century literature. Thomas Lowndes, a well-known London bookseller (also printed early Gothic fiction incl. The Castle of Otranto) unknown
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2026ref. LRB7002311Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 496 pages. Printed on premium paper. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1824. Periodical volume offering a wide-ranging survey of early nineteenth-century literary culture with reviews of new publications biographical notices essays on literature the arts and sciences together with anecdotes and topographical descriptions. A useful source for readers interested in the intellectual social and editorial life of the period. This volume brings together reviews of contemporary publications biographical pieces essays on literature the arts and sciences as well as anecdotes and topographical observations. Of particular interest for bibliographical research and for the study of early nineteenth-century literary and cultural taste. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
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1826ref. 26426Edinburgh: Printed by John Pillans for John Thomson; and Baldwin Cradock and Joy London 1826 1826. First edition. OCLC records ten copies including a second or variant issue. Some smudges and stains in the text; very good copy. 8vo later green half calf green cloth boards red morocco label gilt decorations and lettering t.e.g. others untrimmed. Half-title and errata leaf present. A collection of almost 90 literary anecdotes including ones about Burns Byron Shelley Boswell and John Gay interspersed with occasional miscellaneous pieces such as the account of the "Hungry Poet" with two of his poems. Almost all the pieces are unsigned but at least two are attributed: A. Cunningham on the last moments of Roberts Burns and Walter Scott on the "Character of Lord Byron." There was a variant or probably second issue with the title augmented slightly to The Curious Book; or Literary Relics. Edinburgh: Printed by John Pillans for John Thomson; and Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, London, 1826 unknown
1861ref. 059263London Uk: Henry G. Bohn 1861. 3rd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Frontispieces. Xviii 514 ; Xvi 523 Pp. Two Volumes. Third And Best Edition Corrected And With Additions. Three Quarter Maroon Morocco Over Marbled Boards Matching Edges And Endpapers Spine Ornately Gilt5 Bands Two Morocco Labels. Light Usage Hinges Tight No Marks Or Bookplates. Henry G. Bohn hardcover
ref. #[6764]kl. 8°: pi 4 2pi A-O8 P 4 -P4 gepag.: 4 4 2 230 pp. Gegraveerde titelpagina met vignet van Daniël Veelwaard naar L. Springer. Half leer mooi ex. Lit.: Mateboer 60 l Bundel zedelijke vertellingen waarvan de uitgever niet alleen hoopt dat ze de lezer zullen vermaken maar vooral ook dat ze hem zullen aansporen de goede voorbeelden die hier worden gegeven allen waare gebeurenissen na te volgen. unknown
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ref. YH-CEDY-3MM4Hardcover. Good. Jacket has average wear tear and fading. Book has moderate wear a little bowing to boards pages yellowed with occasional minor blemishes binding reasonably firm. hardcover
ref. 17915752pp. small 8vo disbound; light foxing throughout. Dublin: P. Byrne 1888. unknown
1750ref. 15136France c1750. Folio 457 by 330mm. Portable oak close stool folding into eighteenth century kaki paneled calf gilt brass clasps and catches. No. 1: The travelling bibliophile will never be inconvenienced again with this portable potty. Discreetly concealed within the bowels of a corpulent tome the covers ease open to reveal a comfortable commode beneath which a porcelain chamber pot may be placed. No. 2: Also suitable for the relief of the armchair traveler flushed with success who wishes to never leave the comfort of their library. Going on the go into a receptacle designed for purpose was invented by the Ancient Greeks and the earliest 'ourane' is dated to the sixth century BC. Concealing the chamber pot within a commode or closet however is a relatively recent nicety; both fashionable and practical until the invention of the water closet by Alexander Cummings in 1775 - based on a design created by Elizabethan Sir John Harrington. Samuel Prosser applied for and received the first patent for a 'plunger closet' in 1777. Thomas Crapper c1836-1910 has often been credited with the invention of the flushing lavatory but even though he was an esteemed plumber in his day this particular piece of urban legend would appear to a pile of. A wide variety of diverting reading material is offered separately. unknown
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