Chicago, IL: S. C. Griggs and Company, 1888. 398 pp. Original dark green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled w/ light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Lacks front blank endpaper. Pencil notations/markings to several leaves.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+ to Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 15196
Title: WIT AND HUMOR: Their Use and Abuse
Author: Mathews, William
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+ to Very Good-
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: S. C. Griggs and Company
Place of Publication: Chicago, IL
Date Published: 1888
Keywords: LITERATURE HUMOR WIT EPIGRAMS PARODY PUNS PUNSTERS REPARTEE CLERICAL WIT WITS LITERARY WORKS GENERAL
Bookseller catalogs: Humor;
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.