Name/Title
The Library of Wit and HumorEntry/Object ID
1996.1.1Description
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 fatherBook Details
Volume/Number/Issue
VPlace Published
City
PhiladelphiaState/Province
PennsylvaniaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1886Publication Language
EnglishRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Notes
Wesley purchased this book in 1887 and had it until his death.Exhibition
Wesley Adams: From England to Oakland!
