PICKINGS FROM THE PORTFOLIO OF THE REPORTER OF THE NEW ORLEANS "PICAYUNE:" COMPRISING SKETCHES OF THE EASTERN YANKEE, THE WESTERN HOOSIER, THE QUAINT COCKNEY, THE DROLL IRISHMAN, THE PATIENT HOLLANDER, THE VOLATILE FRENCHMAN, THE SELF-SUFFICIENT EXQUISITE, THE HENPECKED HUSBAND, THE JOLLY TAR, THE ECCENTRIC AFRICAN, AND SUCH OTHERS AS MAKE UP SOCIETY IN THE GREAT METROPOLIS OF THE SOUTH. WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNS, BY FELIX O.C. DARLEY.

Published by Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1847.

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Full title - PICKINGS FROM THE PORTFOLIO OF THE REPORTER OF THE NEW ORLEANS "PICAYUNE:" COMPRISING SKETCHES OF THE EASTERN YANKEE, THE WESTERN HOOSIER, THE QUAINT COCKNEY, THE DROLL IRISHMAN, THE PATIENT HOLLANDER, THE VOLATILE FRENCHMAN, THE SELF-SUFFICIENT EXQUISITE, THE HENPECKED HUSBAND, THE JOLLY TAR, THE ECCENTRIC AFRICAN, AND SUCH OTHERS AS MAKE UP SOCIETY IN THE GREAT METROPOLIS OF THE SOUTH. WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNS, BY FELIX O.C. DARLEY. [6 plates], 1-192 pages. Hardcover: H 16cm x L 10.25cm. Quarter cloth binding - green cloth spine with marbled paper boards; some chips and tears to spine cloth; boards well rubbed with worn edges. Pale green endpapers. Some interior foxing and stains. Binding is firm.

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PICKINGS FROM THE PORTFOLIO OF THE REPORTER OF THE NEW ORLEANS "PICAYUNE:" COMPRISING SKETCHES OF THE EASTERN YANKEE, THE WESTERN HOOSIER, THE QUAINT COCKNEY, THE DROLL IRISHMAN, THE PATIENT HOLLANDER, THE VOLATILE FRENCHMAN, THE SELF-SUFFICIENT EXQUISITE, THE HENPECKED HUSBAND, THE JOLLY TAR, THE ECCENTRIC AFRICAN, AND SUCH OTHERS AS MAKE UP SOCIETY IN THE GREAT METROPOLIS OF THE SOUTH. WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNS, BY FELIX O.C. DARLEY.
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Reporter of The New Orleans Picayune [Dennis Corcoran]. Felix O.C. Darley [Felix Octavius Carr Darley], 1822-1888 (illustrator).
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Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1847.
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DAVID HALLINAN, BOOKSELLER - specializing in out-of-print, uncommon, and scarce books in all subjects. Mailing address is PO BOX 463, COLUMBUS, MS 39703. Inventory available for inspection at a local antique mall generally from 10am-5pm Tuesday thru Saturday.

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