Tea-Table Talk
by Jerome, Jerome K. (illus. Fred Pegram)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition (2nd printing described on title as 2nd edition, though same year as 1st), no d/j, green clothbound board
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson, 1903. 1st (2nd imp). h/b. Very good, 1st edition (2nd printing described on title as 2nd edition, though same year as 1st), no d/j, green clothbound boards, green/yellow pressed titling and ruling on cover & spine (fading on spine), text block reasonably firm (front a little loose), pages crisp and unmarked.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). "Tea-table Talk"" is an imaginary conversation between the writer and a number of un-named characters at the afternoon tea table. The Woman of the World, the Old Maid, the Girton Girl, the Philosopher and the Minor Poet wax lyrical on subjects like marriage, art, society and politics. With 15 b/w plate illustrations.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132990
- Title
- Tea-Table Talk
- Author
- Jerome, Jerome K. (illus. Fred Pegram)
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition (2nd printing described on title as 2nd edition, though same year as 1st), no d/j, green clothbound board
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st (2nd imp)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903
- Pages
- 128
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, short stories, comedy, humour, Jerome
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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- 12mo
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