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18091st American Edition. Mathew Carey, Printed by A. Small, Philadelphia, 1809. Period full leather with leather spine label, 12mo, viii, 136 pages Illustrated with 6 engraved plates [all present]. Publication of humorous essays and stories by Pindar, Freneau, Ladd, Swift, Dibdin, Pitt, and others. One of the first printed collections of American humor. Not in Paltsits. Scarce. Shaw & Shoemaker 17136; BAL, vol. 3, p. 253. Last auctioned at Christie's, Nov. 18, 1988, lot 282. SUBJECT(S): English wit and humor. English poetry. OCLC: 2161350. Old stain to lower right corner of first 6 leaves. Plates present but first 4 are damaged. Binding lightly worn but good, Good Condition Thus. (AC-22-23A)
18091st American Edition. Mathew Carey, Printed by A. Small, Philadelphia, 1809. Period full leather with leather spine label, 12mo, viii, 136 pages Illustrated with 6 engraved plates [all present]. Publication of humorous essays and stories by Pindar, Freneau, Ladd, Swift, Dibdin, Pitt, and others. One of the first printed collections of American humor. Not in Paltsits. Scarce. Shaw & Shoemaker 17136; BAL, vol. 3, p. 253. Last auctioned at Christie's, Nov. 18, 1988, lot 282. SUBJECT(S): English wit and humor. English poetry. OCLC: 2161350. Some darkening as expected, front board detached but present, light edgewear to boards and spine, Very Good Condition thus. (AC-22-23)
An early printing of this well-known collection of humorous anecdotes. 88 leaves, the final one blank (i.e., 174 pp.) 8vo. Bound in recent vellum. Some old, faint internal staining, but overall a very pleasing copy. All 16th-century editions of this author are very rare.