Item #6821 The American Jest Book, being A Chaste Collection of Anecdotes, Bon Mots, and Epigrams original and selected for the Amusement of young and old of both sexes. Author of the American Chesterfield.

The American Jest Book, being A Chaste Collection of Anecdotes, Bon Mots, and Epigrams original and selected for the Amusement of young and old of both sexes

Philadelphia: Hogan & Thompson, 1833. Hardcover. 216p. Contemporary cloth. Title label on the front board, Foxed throughout. A very well preserved binding with just a tiny chip at the upper corner by the headband and rubbing to the tips of the boards. Old ink stain on the fore-edge. Contemporary bookplate of Charles N. Brown on the inside front board and with his name rubber stamped on the inside front and rear blanks. Scarce. Very Good. Item #6821

12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

Price: $250.00

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