THE COMIC OFFERING; OR LADIES' MELANGE OF LITERARY MIRTH.
London: 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835.
Complete run. Five volumes. 1831: xii, 351 p; 1832: xii, 374p, (vi, ads); 1833: xii, 347p; 1834: xii, 347p; 1835: xii, 345p, (xxvi, ads). All profusely illustrated with frontispieces, engraved titles, full-page plates and head- and tail-pieces, the plates figured in the pagination. Bound by Root & Son for Charles Lauriat, Boston in full red calf with lightly marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the spines with tan title labels, the panels with small flower device and frame. Minor wear to joints, spines mildy but evenly faded, some foxing to preliminaries, texts clean. All quite sound and attractive. Item #23880
An uncommon literary annual, rarely found complete. NCBEL 3: 1874.
With the bookplate of Thomas W. Lawson (1857-1925) American businessman, writer, and shipbuilder.
Price: $1,250.00