The Maxims of Methuselah being the Advice Given By the Patriarch in His Nine Hundred Sixty Ninth Year to His Great grandson at Shem's Coming of Age in Regard to Women.
by Burgess, Gelett
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
New York: Frederick A Stokes Company, 1907. 108pp, ills. Or pictorial papered boards with green cloth spine. Some wear to boards, pencilled writing on front free endpapers, several prev owners names. Attractive border decorations and several illustration in the Art Nouveau style. A humorous collection of 313 'parables' about women purportedly attributed to Methuselah. Not entirely politically correct.. First Edition in Book Form. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Fancher, Louis D.. 12mo.
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- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 044387
- Title
- The Maxims of Methuselah being the Advice Given By the Patriarch in His Nine Hundred Sixty Ninth Year to His Great grandson at Shem's Coming of Age in Regard to Women.
- Author
- Burgess, Gelett
- Illustrator
- Fancher, Louis D.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition in Book Form
- Publisher
- Frederick A Stokes Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- Parables Women Humour
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor;
- Size
- 12mo
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About the Seller
Lawrence Jones
Biblio member since 2006
Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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