Wit and Humor: Their use and abuse
by William Mathews
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago: Scott, Foresman, and Company, 1896. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good . SECOND EDITION. Hardcover. Bound in brown cloth. Cover has decorative black detailing and gilt lettering on the spine. Brown endpapers. 397pp. A look at humor in the 1800's<br><br>CONDITION: This copy has a cracked hinge, but spine is in tact. Moderate wear on corners and edges and a small divot on the back cover foredge. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 068044
- Title
- Wit and Humor: Their use and abuse
- Author
- William Mathews
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Scott, Foresman, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1896
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Humor, wit
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....