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The Flowers of Anecdote, Wit, Humor, Gayety, and Genius. With Etchings
by Anonymous
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Schenectady, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Frederic S. Hill, 1831. First US Edition. Hardcover. 285pp. Original green cloth with paper label affixed to spine panel. Engraved title and three inserted plates with etchings. Wear to cloth, chips to label. Contemporary owner's name on front free endpaper, pencil markings on endpapers, scattered foxing throughout. A good+ copy.; 12mo.
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- Bookseller
- Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35805
- Title
- The Flowers of Anecdote, Wit, Humor, Gayety, and Genius. With Etchings
- Author
- Anonymous
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- Frederic S. Hill
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1831
- Keywords
- ANTIQUARIAN, non-fiction, HUMOR
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; General Non-Fiction; Humor;
Terms of Sale
Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
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About the Seller
Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Biblio.com member since 2008
Schenectady, New York
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About Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Parigi Books, established in 2006, is an independent antiquarian bookstore located in the heart of Schenectady, NY. We are open by appointment only.We buy and sell fine books and collectibles in all fields with a strong focus on science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, comics and graphic novels. Our eclectic taste is reflected in the ample variety of items available, from significant titles from the 1500s on to original comic art, from collectible paperbacks to literary magazines. We carry in stock the best selection of Italian language graphic novels and comics you can find this side of the pond.As fairly strict graders who pay particular attention to collecting standards, we have been able to make thousands of customers happy over the years.Parigi Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the Independent Online Booksellers' Association (IOBA).
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- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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