Language: English
Published by HERBERT S. STONE & CO., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 1904
Seller: Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. THERE ARE OLIVE GREEN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GOLD STAMPED TITLES IN A DOUBLE RULED GILT BOX ON THE FRONT COVER. THERE IS SUN FADING AND A SMALL LINEAR STAIN ON THE SPINE CLOTH. THERE ARE GILT TOP PAGE EDGES. THERE ARE THIRTEEN AUTHORS WHO PROVIDE 26 HUMOROUS PROSE ESSAYS. THE AUTHORS INCLUDE MARK TWAIN, BILL NYE, GEORGE ADE, FINLEY PETER DUNNE (MR. DOOLEY) AND OTHERS. THE BOOK WAS EDITED BY MELVILLE E. STONE, JR. THE BOOK WAS PRINTED BY THE LAKESIDE PRESS OF R. R. DONNELLEY AND SONS OF GHICAGO. THE BOOK IS LISTED IN KRAMER'S BIBLIOGRAPHY OF STONE AND KIMBALL AS NUMBER 303.