Excerpt: ...of sending that heavy parcel of MS., which costs you a fortune for postage, to publisher after publisher, till it is so often 'returned with thanks' that you hate the very sight of it, the young author of those days had a much easier and more comfortable part to play. An introduction to an influential man in town, who again would introduce you to a patron, was all that was necessary. The profession of M
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Excerpt: ...of sending that heavy parcel of MS., which costs you a fortune for postage, to publisher after publisher, till it is so often 'returned with thanks' that you hate the very sight of it, the young author of those days had a much easier and more comfortable part to play. An introduction to an influential man in town, who again would introduce you to a patron, was all that was necessary. The profession of M
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Add this copy of The Wits and Beaux of Society: Volume II to cart. $9.00, good condition, Sold by Prairie Archives rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, IL, UNITED STATES, published by Porter & Coates.
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Illustrated. Good plus or better, light general wear, darkened spine. Corners worn just to boards, spine ends split and chewed. Pages browned. Prev owner's bookplate on front fly. Int hinge splitting at front fly.
Add this copy of The Wits and Beaux of Society, Vol. 1 to cart. $15.00, fair condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1890 by Frederick A. Stokes.
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Fair. Half-leather cover with marbled boards, rasied bands and gilt decoration on the spine, cover shows minor wear and rubbing, top board is partially detached. Armorial bookplate of former owner on the front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and clean. Over 500, 000 Internet Orders FIlled.
Add this copy of Wits and Beaux of Society to cart. $20.99, fair condition, Sold by Redux Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wyoming, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1873 by GEORGE ROUTLEDGE-LONDON.
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Fair. Fair hardcover, no DJ. Covers are three-quarter leather with marbling. They show edge rubbing and soiling. Pages are tanned, otherwise unmarked. Binding is secure, but covers are no longer attached to binding. Outer edge of text block is decorated with matching marbling.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Add this copy of The Wits and Beaux of Society to cart. $25.00, good condition, Sold by Antic Hay Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Asbury Park, NJ, UNITED STATES.
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BROWNE, H.K. WHARTON, Grace and Philip. THE WITS AND BEAUX OF SOCIETY. Illustrated. NY: Harper and Brothers, [no date]. Small 8vo., decorative tan cloth. Later Printing. Good (text nice but some spoil covers). $25.00.
Add this copy of The Wits and Beaux of Society to cart. $25.16, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2011 by Tredition Classics.
Add this copy of The Wits and Beaux of Society to cart. $30.00, good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1867 by George Routledge and Sons.
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Good. Third edition. Blind ruled red cloth, gilt-stamped spine. Illustrations from drawings by H.K. Browne and James Godwin. Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel. Contemporary owner's name inked on front fly, small dampstain on corners of a few pages, spine tail and bottom corners stained, a good only copy with some pages unopened. Russel Van Arsdale Lee's copy with his decorative bookplate featuring skull, snake and book affixed to the front pastedown. Dr. Lee was founder of the Palo Alto Medical Research Foundation.
Add this copy of The Wits and Beaux of Society 1 to cart. $30.03, new condition, Sold by Paperbackshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bensenville, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by Hardpress Publishing.
