George And Weedon Grossmith – The Diary of a Nobody – First Edition 1892

Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith, 1892. The Diary of a Nobody originally appeared in Punch. This is the first appearance in book form with the diary considerably added to. Published as Arrowsmith’s 3/6 Series. Vol. XI. Original publisher’s orange-brown smooth cloth, cover titled in blue and black, spine titled in gilt. A very good (or better copy) – some off-setting to the endpapers. No inscriptions. A little rubbed to the spine tips and corners. Some light loss to top corner. Printers errata on opened title page, leading to a piece of loss to the top. Rare.