Encyclopaedia of Wit and Wisdom A Collection of Nearly 10,000 Anecdotes

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Encyclopedia of Wit and Wisdom: A Collection of Over Nine Thousand Anecdotes and Illustrations of Life, Character, Humor, and Pathos.

By Henry Hupfield

Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher

Copyright by Henry Hupfeld, 1877

Copyright by David McKay, 1897

Attractive cover design with gilt lettering.

Here's a great one from a hilarious section dubbed "Inebriates":

The following horizontal musings of a loafing tippler deserve to be perpetuated. Hear him wail:

Leaves have their time to fall,

And so likewise have I;

The reason tho's the same - it

Comes of our getting dry

But here's the difference 'twixt leaves and me

I falls 'more harder' and more frequently'

Condition: The cover has come loose from the binding at the front board and is literally "hanging by a thread" to the back board. Some writing inside, including a "Happy New Year" dedication dated 1918. A few dog earned corners, but pages and text remain firmly bound together. 

A wonderfully entertaining book that you can spend hours reading and sharing with house guests!

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1830 Large 3 Volume Leather Bound Edition of the Holy Bible

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A large three volume leather bound edition of the Holy Bible published in 1830. Displays nicely with gilt lettering on black labels on spine. Each volume stands approximately 11 1/2" tall and measures around 10" wide. Ornately illustrated with 56 plates, 8 maps, plus indexes, plans, and tables. 

Text of the title page:

THE 

HOLY BIBLE

ACCORDING TO

THE AUTHORIZED VERSION

WITH

NOTES, EXPLANATORY AND PRACTICAL

TAKEN PRINCIPALLY FROM THE MOST EMINENT WRITES OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND:

TOGETHER WITH APPROPRIATE INTRODUCTIONS, TABLES, INDEXES, MAPS, AND PLANS

PREPARED AND ARRANGED BY 

THE REV. GEORGE D'OYLY, D.D.

AND 

THE REV. RICHARD MANT, D.D. (Now Lord Bishop of Down and Conner)

LATE DOMESTICK CHAPLAINS TO HIS GRACE THE LORD ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY 

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF 

THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE

FOR THE USE OF FAMILIES

CAMBRIDGE:

PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS

BY JIM SMITH, PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY

SOLD BY MESSRS. RIVINGTON & CRADOCK; AND LONGMAN, BOOKSELLERS TO THE SOCIETY, ST. PAULS CHURCH-YARD, AND WATERLOO PLACE, PALL MALL;

BY BALDWIN & CRADOCK; AND LONGMAN & CO., PATERNOSTER-ROW, LONDON; 

AND BY J. & J. DEIGHTON, CAMBRIDGE; 

AND BY ALL OTHER BOOKSELLERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 

1830.

Cum Privigio

Condition: All three volumes are complete with all pages attached. Definitely not "mint". Leather is noticeably dinged up, with prevalent scratch and scuff marks, dings and tears. Some foxing to pages, although all in all not bad for this book of this age.

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