Out of the Hurly-Burly or Life in an Odd Corner
by Adeler, Max ( Charles Heber Clark)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Dustjacket
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: P. Garrett & Co., 1879. Book. Illus. by Arthur B. Frost, Fred B. Schell, Wm. L. Sheppard and Ed. B. Bensell, illustrators. Very Good+. Hardcover. Very clean decorated binding with bevelled board edges. Clean brown cloth boards with black and gold decoration, gold lettering on cover and spine, blind-stamped decoration on rear board. Slight surface wear to spine ends; binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean chocolate brown endpapers, 1" closed tear at base of front free endpaper; no names, writing or marks. With nearly 400 illustrations throughout the book; pages and edges are clean. Preface by the author. 398 pages. "Fun is the most conservative element of society, and it ought to be cherished and encouraged by all lawful means. People never plot mischief when they are merry. Laughter is an enemy to malice, a foe to scandal and a friend to every virtue. It promotes good temper, enlivens the heart and brightens the intellect." Everybody needs this book - and its a wonderful clean solid copy!.
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30648
- Title
- Out of the Hurly-Burly or Life in an Odd Corner
- Author
- Adeler, Max ( Charles Heber Clark)
- Illustrator
- Arthur B. Frost, Fred B. Schell, Wm. L. Sheppard and Ed. B. Bensell, illustrators
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Dustjacket
- Publisher
- P. Garrett & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1879
- Keywords
- HUMOR, VICTORIAN BINDING, DECORATED MAX ADELER, CHARLES HEBER CLARK
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; Humor;
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About the Seller
Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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Stanley, New York
About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Edges
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- Good+
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.