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Three Men in a Boat
by Jerome, Jerome K
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Schenectady, New York, United States
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About This Item
Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition second issue with complete address on title page. 315pp + [3]pp of advertisements and ads printed on front and rear pastedowns. From the library of May von Weinberg (Ethel Mary Villers Forbes) with her armorial bookplate on the front pastedown. Weinburg was a famous Frankfurt philanthropist and wife of German entrepreneur and chemist Carl von Weinberg. Missing half title, some fading to spine panel with gilt lettering still in nice shape, some discoloration and wear to cloth. There is a small drawing on the front pastedown, and a small label on the rear pastedown. ; Octavo.
Synopsis
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide, with accounts of local history along the route, but the humorous elements took over to the point where the serious and somewhat sentimental passages seem a distraction to the comic novel.
Reviews
On Sep 4 2019, a reader said:
Laugh out loud hysterical! Every other line is hilarious! I made the mistake of reading this in public not realizing how funny it is! My advice is not to do that! You will not be able to stop the guffaws, snickers, chuckles from bursting forth. Mr. Jerome certainly knew how to write a witty and fantastic story. I'm happy that I found this masterpiece.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36134
- Title
- Three Men in a Boat
- Author
- Jerome, Jerome K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. W. Arrowsmith
- Place of Publication
- Bristol
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- FICTION, HUMOR, BRITISH AUTHORS, CLASSICS, LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction and Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Biblio member since 2008
Schenectady, New York
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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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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- Bookplate
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
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