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The New Tale of a Tub; an Adventure in Verse
by Bayley, F.W. N
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: John Wiley, 1854. 23 pages; with several humorous illustrations in black and white after designs by Lieutenant J.S. Cotton; F(rederic) W(illiam) N(aylor) Bayley (1808-1853) British writer; comic prose taking Swift for a model, of a couple of 'likely lads', a Bengal tiger and a tub...; publishers decoratively blindstamped ribbed blue-black cloth boards with gilt cover titles; spine cloth chipped & rubbed a bit; in good condition.. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by J.S. Cotton.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18895
- Title
- The New Tale of a Tub; an Adventure in Verse
- Author
- Bayley, F.W. N
- Illustrator
- J.S. Cotton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- John Wiley
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1854
- Keywords
- YAM Humor Poetry F.W.N. Bayley The New Tale of a Tub; an Adventure in Verse. J.S. Cotton Illustrations Humor Humour Comic Verse
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