Tavern Anecdotes and Sayings

London: Chatto and Windus, 1881. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 7 1/4" tall brown hardcover with black print on boards. Bumping at ends of spine area causing a bit of fraying and small tears. Very minor general shelf wear to boards. Ex-libris bookplate with name, on inside front cover. Faint store stamp on bottom of backside of ffep. Pages are… Saber más sobre este artículo

tinsley brothers london 1875. 414pp ills (b/w) G (greens cloth

Paperback / softback. New. William West (1770-1854) was a bookseller who wrote extensively about his experiences in the book trade. He published this charming and evocative compendium of alehouse trivia and stories anonymously in 1825. This edition, published in 1875, is an expanded version, edited and annotated by popular writer Charles Hindley.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Tavern Anecdotes and Sayings: Including the Origin of Signs, and Reminiscences Connected with Taverns, Coffee-Houses, Clubs, Etc..