Jerome K. Jerome - Three Men in a Boat (1st-all issue points) - 1889

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Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat is a 1st Edition hardback illustrated English-language literary travel title by J.W. Arrowsmith, published in 1889 and spanning 315 pages.

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Three Men in A Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
1889, first UK edition, first printing with all first issue points (the imprint reading "Quay Street", with no street number, 37 titles listed in the Bristol Library advert, and Prince Prigio advertised as "Ready in October" on the rear pastedown), 315pp

Three Men in a Boat is a humorous account of a two week boating holiday on the Thames from Kingston-upon-Thames to Oxford and back again. It was initially intended to be a serious travel guide and features key local history alongside its comedic anecdotes.

Condition:
See photographs as part of the condition. Some wear externally, partially split hinge of ffep but overall good.

Three Men in A Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
1889, first UK edition, first printing with all first issue points (the imprint reading "Quay Street", with no street number, 37 titles listed in the Bristol Library advert, and Prince Prigio advertised as "Ready in October" on the rear pastedown), 315pp

Three Men in a Boat is a humorous account of a two week boating holiday on the Thames from Kingston-upon-Thames to Oxford and back again. It was initially intended to be a serious travel guide and features key local history alongside its comedic anecdotes.

Condition:
See photographs as part of the condition. Some wear externally, partially split hinge of ffep but overall good.

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Illustrated, Literature
Book Title
Three Men in a Boat (1st-all issue points)
Author/ Illustrator
Jerome K. Jerome
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1889
Edition
1st Edition
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
J.W. Arrowsmith
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
315
United KingdomVerified
440
Objects sold
98.15%
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