Archie Armstrong's Banquet of Jests. Reprinted from the Original Editions, Together with Archy's Dream, Printed in the Year 1641
Published by William Paterson, Edinburgh, 1872
- Used
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since October 29, 2009
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 200.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1872. Reprint, one of 225 copies printed on "Ordinary Paper," from a full print run of 252. Octavo; 384pp. Frontispiece detached but present; illustrated title; pages ruled in red. Contemporary half morocco over marbled paper-covered boards; five raised bands and gilt decoration to spine; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers. Boards worn along edges and joints wit brief exposure and minor flaking; binding sound; pages unmarked; Very Good. Uncommon reprint of the 17th century Scottish sheep thief and court jester's sickest burns, here categorized as Moderne Jests, Merry Tales, and Pleasant Taunts. Uncommon.
Seller Inventory # 45304
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Archie Armstrong's Banquet of Jests. Reprinted from the Original Editions, Together with Archy's Dream, Printed in the Year 1641
- Author
- Archie [Archibald] Armstrong
- Publisher
- William Paterson, Edinburgh
- Publication year
- 1872
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller catalogs
- 19th Century, Humor, Scotland / Scottish Writers
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Washington, DC, U.S.A.
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We are a neighborhood independent bookstore in Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill neighborhood, across from Eastern Market.
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Hecatomb Holdings, LLC
657 C Street, SE
Washington, DC U.S.A. 20003
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