Artemus Ward; His Travels. Part I.-Miscellaneus. Part II.- Among the Mormans. With Comic Illustrations By Mullen
by Ward, Artemus
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York & London: Carleton Publisher & S. Low, Son & Co., 1865. Charles Farrar Browne (1834-1867) became one of the most popular comic writers in America and England under his pseudonym of Artemus Ward.; supposedly he was Abraham Lincoln's favorite author. Here is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First American Edition. Green embossed cloth covers with gilt lettering on the spine. Twelve illustrations by Mullen. Clean text; 231 pages, plus eight pages of publisher adverts in the rear. This copy is notable for the excellent quality of the textblock - very fresh, supple, and bright. The covers show typical, but minimal wear; bumped, light soil; lettering on spine still bright. There are two previous-owner signatures: (1) from 1942, on the front paste-down; and another, undated but contemporary, on the third free endpaper. A solid copy of an American classic. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Mullen.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002664
- Title
- Artemus Ward; His Travels. Part I.-Miscellaneus. Part II.- Among the Mormans. With Comic Illustrations By Mullen
- Author
- Ward, Artemus
- Illustrator
- Mullen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Publisher
- Carleton Publisher & S. Low, Son & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1865
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Literature;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....