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George and Weedon Grossmith – The Diary Of A Nobody – First Edition – SIGNED
£600.00
First edition, first printing. published by J.W. Arrowsmith in Bristol, 1892. This is a very good (or better) copy. 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. There are some handling marks and blemishes on the cloth. Portrait of Grossmith – SIGNED to the front pastedown. There is a previous owners inscription, ‘Greenwood’, to the title page in blue ink. There has been a slight, but neat, repair to the spine. The text blocks are toned but free from foxing. Overall, this is a very good (or better) copy of a rare work. An English comic novel written by the Grossmith brothers, with illustrations by Weedon. It originated as an intermittent serial in Punch magazine in 1888–89 and first appeared in book form, with extended text and added illustrations, in 1892.
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First edition, first printing. published by J.W. Arrowsmith in Bristol, 1892. This is a very good (or better) copy. 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. There are some handling marks and blemishes on the cloth. Portrait of Grossmith – SIGNED to the front pastedown. There is a previous owners inscription, ‘Greenwood’, to the title page in blue ink. There has been a slight, but neat, repair to the spine. The text blocks are toned but free from foxing. Overall, this is a very good (or better) copy of a rare work. An English comic novel written by the Grossmith brothers, with illustrations by Weedon. It originated as an intermittent serial in Punch magazine in 1888–89 and first appeared in book form, with extended text and added illustrations, in 1892.
