The Spirit of Anecdote and Wit
London: Walker and Co. Paternoster-Row, 1823. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #000176
32mo. Blue leather binding with gilt borders and hinges, with gilt title on spine. A.e.g. In four volumes. Vol. 1: iv, 367 p.p., frontis of Sir Walter Scott; Vol. 2: 366 p.p., frontis of poet laureate Robert Southey Esq.; Vol. 3: 365 p.p., frontis of T. Moore; Vol. 4: 365 p.p. Edges slightly bumped with light rubbing. Plate markings from frontis. on title page of Vol. 1-3, with marking carried over to p.p. 1 of second volume. Light foxing throughout. Small tear to bottom of rear flypaper. In otherwise very good condition. An interesting collection of anecdotes from ancient to times to the 19th century, ranging from Alexander the Great to Sir Isaac Newton.
Price: $160.00