[Crowquill, Alfred] Absurdities: In Prose and Verse

London: Thomas Hurst, 1827.

First edition. x, [2], 132 pp. 13 hand-colored plates. (8vo) 19.5x12.5 cm (7æx5") later full polished tan calf, gilt bordered, spine gilt, top edge gilt. First Edition. An early collection of humorous stories and ballads, including "Tim Trott and Biddy Lowe," "The Cotter's Daughter," "The Dwarf," "The Baker and the Pot-Boy," Borricius von Mampel," and others. Spine dry, rubbed, hinges cracked, light offsetting; very good.

Price: $525.00   Item #2530