EVERYBODY'S FRIEND, Or Josh Billing's Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor
American Publishing Co.: Hartford, CT, 1874. Hardcover. Good. Item #21-2263
Author's portrait frontis; "Profusely Illustrated by Thomas Nast and Other Artists...", 9 x 5.5", old calf, 617pp, covers very worn, spine cover gone, hinges broken and barely holding, two front blanks detached (but present), ink stamp and ink names of former owners (including Detroit News Editorial Cartoonist Draper Hill), pp finger soiled; a rather delicate book. Ads at the back for Mark Twain's THE GILDED AGE, etc.
Price: $65.00
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