Name/Title
The Library of Wit and HumorEntry/Object ID
1996.1.1Secondary Title
Prose and Poetry selected from the literature of all times and all nations. Volume VDescription
Book bound with blind-stamped dark blue cloth, with a floral or organic pattern around the outside; title stamped in gold in the center with a stamped illustration depicting two men on either side of a table laden with various bottles. The spine is also guilt stamped, with the title and the image of a reclining man. The fore edge is guilt. The back cover is stamped with identical design and text as the cover but it has no color.
"Illustrated with fifty choice etchings engraved expressly for this work".
It includes a variety of short stories and excerpts of larger ones by a wide variety of authors.Acquisition
Accession
1996.1Acquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Given in memory of my loving fatherLexicon
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Volume/Number/Issue
VSeries
The Library of Wit and HumorDate Published
1886Time Period
19th CenturyPublication Language
EnglishSpine Label
The Library of Wit and Humor Vol. V.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Notes
Wesley purchased this book in 1887 and had it until his death.Exhibition
Wesley Adams: From England to Oakland!
