1849 The Gossip: Or, Scraps of Manuscripts and Facetiae
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Description
First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce
First edition of The Gossip: Or, Scraps of Manuscripts and Facetiae, Laconia et Lyrica, Being the Gleanings of the Leisure Hours of a Gentleman.
Published anonymously.
Comprising of hints and scraps gathered on the rough and smooth roads of life.
A humorous collection of witty stories and sayings from the Victorian era.
A scarce work with only three copies held in libraries.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, fair. There is significant loss to the spine, with most of it missing. There is some bumping to the extremities. The hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot and light age toning.
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