Gray, James; Maidment, J. J. B.

The Banquet of Wit Being a Varied Selection of Anecdotes Bon Mots Et Cetera Compiled from Numerous Sources

London: Pickering and Co., 1882.

Hardcover. 7 1/8" X 4 3/8". 244pp. Dark blue cloth over boards, with torn paper title label to spine. Fraying, mild dust soiling to cloth, with corners bumped. Rear hinge cracked and completely separated, attached only by last 1/4" of cloth. Webbing visible to front hinge, cracked but holding. Bookseller notations pencilled to toned endpapers. Text block is sound. A quite worn, but complete and readable, copy of this collection of humorous and witty quotes. Poor. Item #1669

Price: $12.00