New York: H Long & Bro. Good with no dust jacket. 1850. Hardcover. Top and fore-edge margin dampstaining, edgeworn with fraying to corners and spine head and tail, random foxing, two 1870s owners' signatures, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Volume One ONLY, of three volume set. Collection of humor columns from the Sunday Mercury (New York) newspaper, written by its co-editor Elbridge Gerry Paige. "Paige had success with his Short Patent Sermons published in the paper (from its outset [in 1839]) under the pseudonym "Dow Junior" (a reference to famous eccentric preacher Lorenzo Dow who died in 1834), which literary magazines such as The Knickerbocker lauded for their odd and original wit." - Wikipedia. ; 288 pages .

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Librería: Mike's Library (US)
Inventario del vendedor #: 13628
Título: Short Patent Sermons : Volume 1
Autor: Dow Jr [pseudonym of Elbridge Gerry Paige]
Ilustrador: J W Orr illustrated title page
Formato/Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Estado del libro: Usado - Good with no dust jacket
Editorial: H Long & Bro
Lugar de publicación: New York
Fecha de publicación: 1850
Palabras clave: Humor, American Literature - 19th Century, Sunday Mercury (New York), Newspaper Column

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Mike\'s Library is an on-line, general line used and rare bookstore situated in the historic Pocono Northeast, near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. Since 1995, Mike\'s Library has offered carefully selected used and rare books. Our roving eye focuses on uncommon and significant works in many fields, with strengths in history, business & economics, social sciences, medicine, science and technology. Please contact us with any questions: 570-822-7585 or info@mikeslibrary.com. Thanks! We offer carefully chosen books at reasonable prices. Our grading follows the AB standards; we err conservatively. Our books are bubble-wrapped and securely packed. We hope you will enjoy our constantly changing offerings! Thank you.

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