[Gooch, Richard]

Nuts to Crack: Or, Quips, Quirks, Anecdote, and Facete, of Oxford and Cambridge Scholars

London: A. H. Baily and Co., 1834.

Hardcover. 7" X 4 1/2". xii, 260pp, plus 2pp (in 2 leaves) of ads. Green floral patterned cloth over boards, with spine lettered in gilt with gilt squirrel device. Moderate edgewear to binding, corners bumped in, heavy scattered rubbing and dust soiling, scratching to rear, and 1/2" tear along front board side edge of head of spine. Previous owner's label to front pastedown. Hinges cracked, with gathering through page 32 and gathering pages 241-260 coming loose and attached only by string. Occasional notations to pages. Foxing to the six illustrations. A very worn but complete and readable copy. Fair. Item #1923

Price: $36.00