The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
by Jerome K Jerome
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hurst & Brackett, 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London: Hurst & Brackett, 1898. First edition. Very Good. First Edition. 8vo, bound in green cloth with black titles on front & gilt titles on spine. A little edge wear & slightly cocked. 360pp + 16pp publisher's catalogue to rear. Satirical stories & possibly advice such as 'The Art of Making Up One's Mind' , 'On the Care and Management of Women', 'The Exceptional Merit Attaching to the Things We Meant to Do', 'The Inadvisability of Following Advice' etc. Generally in nice condition with a little minor foxing to the rear.
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- Bookseller
- Bird's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 804
- Title
- The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
- Author
- Jerome K Jerome
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Hurst & Brackett
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- english literature, english humour, satirical literature, satire, nieteenth century satire
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Humour;
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...