Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks
by DAVIES, Robertson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good/Very good
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. vi, [2], 248 p. 21 cm. Red cloth hardcover in mylar-covered dustjacket. Spine ends a bit softened. Chips in spine ends and some soiling to rear. Signed by Davies on title page. Small hole in p. 103.
"Table talk" is a collection of short humorous essays in which an irascible old bachelors opinions highlight the problems of his day. From the moth in his pyjama sleeve to abortive gardening, Davies touches on annoyances that still pester us in our own time.
"Table talk" is a collection of short humorous essays in which an irascible old bachelors opinions highlight the problems of his day. From the moth in his pyjama sleeve to abortive gardening, Davies touches on annoyances that still pester us in our own time.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 115503
- Title
- Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks
- Author
- DAVIES, Robertson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Clarke, Irwin & Company
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- Canadian literature, Humour
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humour;
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