Wit and Humor: Their Use and Abuse
de William Mathews
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Chicago: S. C. Griggs and Company, 1888. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A scarce first edition of this study on wit and humour and their uses in the English language. First edition. Scarce work. A study on wit and humour with 'Theories of Wit and Humor', 'The Abuses of Wit and Humour', 'Parody' and 'Puns and Punsters' as some example topics. Written by William Mathews, author of 'Words: Their Uses and Abuses', 'Oratory and Orators' and 'Men, Places, and Things'. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 840T79
- Título
- Wit and Humor: Their Use and Abuse
- Autor
- William Mathews
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- S. C. Griggs and Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Chicago
- Fecha de publicación
- 1888
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Wit Humour Mathews Humour
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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