artemus ward e p hingston (7 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Good condition. (American Humor, Mormons, Latter Day Saints) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Zustand: Poor. First Edition First Printing. Wear to extremities with NO CHIPPING to cloth. Short closed tear at head of spine. Some marks to boards. Internally tape to hinge at front endpaper and also to hinge at p132 and to edges of that leaf and one other leaf. Just holding together. A reading working copy of the First Printing of this famous title.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Unknown (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of a work from the hugely popular and comical Artemus Ward series, as he tours across Salt Lake City, California and other North American regions. The first edition of Artemus Ward (His Travels) Among the Mormons, including both Part I: On the Rampage, and Part II: Perlite Litteratoor, a comical and fictional travel biography, written by Charles Farrar Brown. In the publisher's original cloth, with an ink illustrated frontispiece. Contains publisher's original advertisements to the front and rear of the work. Considered to be America's first stand-up comedian, Charles Farrar Brown's creation Artemus Ward, a barely literatre circus manage loosely based off P.T. Barnum, was hugely popular in both America and England, considered to the favourite author of Abraham Lincoln. In this particular work, Ward takes us to California, Salt Lake City, and Richmond. In the publisher's original brown cloth. Externally, the odd handling mark, and slight fading to the spine. Minor rubbing to joints, and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities, with a small lift to cloth to top extremity. Brown end papers are clean. Tipped in publisher's advertisement to front pastedown. Internally firmly bound, with slight wear between front free end paper and first advertisement leaf, to last advertisement leaf and rear free end paper, and minor between pp.80-81. Previous owner's ink inscription to title leaf. Pages are bright and generally clean with a couple of small marks. Remnants of small sticker to bottom left corner of leaf p.97. Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A smart three volume set of humorous nineteenth century works, illustrated throughout. A three volume set. In the publisher's original green cloth bindings. Including: (1869) Artemus Ward's Lecture (As Delivered at the Egyptian Hall, London.) The first edition. A work by Charles Farra Browne, an American humor writer, better known under his nom de plume, Artemus Ward. Ward was the character of an illiterate rube with "Yankee common sense". Edited by T.W. Robinson and E.P. Hingston. With a frontispiece, and 34 plates. (1869) Carols of Cockayne. An early edition. By Henry S. Leigh,an English writer and playwright. The volume contains a collection of humorous verse and satire. With in text illustrations by Alfred Concanen and John Leech. [1870] Gamosagammon; or, Hints on Hymen. For the use of parties about to connubialize. The first edition. By the Hon. Hugh Rowley. With in text illustrations throughout by the author. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, smart. Fading to spines, with bumping to the heads and tails. Previous owner's bookplate to front paste downs. Odd small mark to boards. Binder's label to rear paste down of 'Carols of Cockayne'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light spotting and age toning to the front and rear. Very Good. book.