The Idle Thoughts Of an Idle Fellow

London: Field & Tuer, the Leadenhall Press [circa 1889 (dated from owner inscription)], 58th edition. (Hardcover) 172pp. plus 8pp. ads. Very good, no dust jacket. Yellow cloth with a floral illustration on the front and back cover. The cover is somewhat soiled and there is a previous owner's inscription on the front endpaper. … Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt & Co, 1890. 1st USA. h/b. Very good, 1st USA edition (4 years after UK 1st), no d/j, original brown cloth binding, gilt titling on upper cover/spine, text block firm, pages crisp and yellowed, occasional pencil underlining.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, published in 1886… Read more about this item

This is a lovely old copy of Jerome K. Jerome's idle musings. The book is in good condition with slight cover edge wear.

New York: George Munro's Sons, 1894. Paperback. Good. 5 x 7 1/4 inches. 102 pages + 4 pages of ads. Condition is Good; Covers lightly soiled, spine ends chipped, pages lightly toned. STK

NY: Mershon company. Used-Good/NO DUSTJACKET. ....... ........ Hardcover. 24mo., 210 pp., writing .

London New York: Field & Tuer ; Scribner & Welford, 1886. 66th Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy in original title-blocked cloth. Hinges loose, front pages loose. Date is suggested. Physical description: 172 pages; 20 cm. Subjects: English wit and humor.English essays. 19th century texts. Jerome, Jerome K.

Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company Book. Illus. by Company Monogram Endsheet. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. Reprint. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Original grey blue cloth over boards with Art Nouveau gilt decoration and lettering, and pastedown of a woman on the cover. Ca.1901. Minor corner and edge wear. Cloth on back cover somewhat wrinkled. Tiny bookseller sticker inside front… Read more about this item

New York: Hurst & Company WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. No date, circa 1900. Forest green cloth with gilt titles on spine, 203 pp, frontispiece. Corners lightly bumped, corners and spine ends frayed, joints and bottom edge rubbed, edges soiled, paper slightly browned, a half-inch tear to front endpaper at top of… Read more about this item

Arrowsmith, 1924. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1924. Third Edition. 216 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing… Read more about this item

Snowbooks, 2004-09-20. Hardcover. Very Good. 14 to 17 cm tall (16mo). Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

Fairfield, Ia: 1st World Library, 2007. 132 pages. There are no marks or writing in the book. Light wear to the corners. Light shelf wear to the edges. Very light reading crease front edge of spine. No reading crease on the spine. Spine is tight and there are no loose pages. Cover colors are bright.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: Henry Altemus. Very Good. 1890. Trade Edition. Hardcover. This is a small format book with gilt lettering to the spine and front cover of the book. The front cover also has a rectangular pictorial pastedown that's in Very Good condition. The book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There is some light, but… Read more about this item

Arrowsmith, 1945. 23rd impression. hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 17 to 19 cm tall (12mo). 23rd impression, 1945. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

J. M. Dent & Sons, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1960. Reprinted. 173 pages. Illustrative jacket over blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some… Read more about this item

New York: Hurst & Company Book. VG. Hardback. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardback bound in grayish green cloth-covered boards with white decorations and title with a paste-on of a pretty woman on the cover. Book has light edge wear with clean, tight and unmarked interior. Black and white frontis, no other illustrations. No publication… Read more about this item

London: The Readers Library Publishing Company Ltd., 1938. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A delightful later edition of Jerome K. Jerome's humorous essay collection, presented in an excellent dust wrapper. Containing fourteen essays, on such subjects as being in love, being idle, on vanity, on the weather, on babies, on furnished apartments, on memory and… Read more about this item

New York: H. M. Caldwell Company. Hard Cover. Used; Acceptable. No date, believed to be early 20th century. Tan and green boards decorated in silver design and lettering. Stain on spine and a little foxing on end papers. Top third of back board warped and moisture stained. Photo of author opposite title pate and some illustrations. A long… Read more about this item

London: Field & Tuer/Simpkin , Marshall & Co. Very grubby boards but contents clean. Published at the same time as the first American edition. POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY!).Please e-mail for further details.. Signed By a "Bertha Jessie Child". 24th Edition Circa 1890. Yellow Cloth. Fair (WELL BELOW AVERAGE)/No Jacket. Illus. by Not Illustrated. 12mo… Read more about this item

Hesperus Press, 2007-11-01. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

New York: George Munro's Sons, 1895. Munro's Library of Popular Novels. No. 42. A collection of humorous essays. The book consists of 14 independent articles arranged by themes: ON BEING IDLE. ON BEING IN LOVE. ON BEING IN THE BLUES. ON BEING HARD UP. ON VANITY AND VANITIES. ON GETTING ON IN THE WORLD. ON THE WEATHER. ON CATS AND… Read more about this item