Joke Upon Joke Or The Last Packet From The Land Of Festivity And Mirth (1800)

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A well preserved copy of this scarce book "Containing a Select Collection of the best Bon-Mots, Repartees, Sprightly Sayings, Humorous Jokes, etc. etc. Solely calculated as the best antidote to the Spleen, Melancholy & Listlessness". Half tan leather, marbled boards, gilt titles and borders; edgeworn and scuffed. 11cm split along front spine edge with front board plus endpaper partly detached, 2nd front endpaper fully detached. Binding otherwise secure. Text block edges browned, scattered foxing, slight general browning plus offsetting from plates; otherwise internally unmarked. 279 pp; 5 engraved plates (including frontis) as listed plus illustrated title page. Published 1800 (Nov. 1st/Dec. 1st as stated on title/frontis pages).

920 GBP