Mortimer q thomson (10 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition, though there is noticeable ground-in dirt and rubbing. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, with some light, generalized toning throughout the text block. This copy is missing the advertisment on the front endpaper (only a few have been found with the ad). The book is a satire, in poetry format, of the snobbery of the upperclasses of England and the US during this time period. "Mortimer Q. Thomson (September 2, 1832 June 25, 1875) was an American journalist and humorist who wrote under the pseudonym Q. K. Philander Doesticks. He was born in Riga, New York and grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He attended Michigan University in Ann Arbor, but was expelled along with several others either for his involvement in secret societies or for "too much enterprise in securing subjects for the dissecting room." After a brief period working in theater, he became a journalist and lecturer. For his published writings he used the pen name "Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B." , a pseudonym he had first used in university (the full version is "Queer Kritter Philander Doesticks, Perfect Brick"). A collection published in 1855, Doesticks What He Says, reprinted many of his pieces. In 1856 he wrote Plu-Ri-Bus-Tah, a parody of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha. " (from Wikipedia).…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Rudd & Carleton, 1857, First Edition, 12mo., 60 pages. Book bound in a green blind stamped cloth, gilt lettering on front board. Frontis with additional illustrations. Book in good+ condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. 16mo, (approx. 4 1/2" wide by 6 7/8" tall) orange cloth covers, 60 pages, six illustrated plates including frontispiece by Richardson Cox. Tipped in publisher's ad for a travel book about Roumania preceeding front free endpaper. Also contains publsiher's ad preceding frontis. with a list of Doesticks' books. Scattered foxing in text, loose at frontis. Covers have some all-over soil and darkened spine.Witty rejoinder in verse defending rich and fashionable society from the barbs thrown in "Nothing To Do" and "Nothing To Wear." Studio. Cox, Richardson (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. 264pp; ads. Foxed throughout, gilt on spine dulled with some light wear to the extremities, else very good in publisher's green cloth decorated in blind.

First Edition. First edition. An answer in verse to the mocking of the rich in the (then) recently published satirical poem, "Nothing to Wear," pointing out the generousity and charity of many in the upper classes. 16mo brown cloth boards elaborately blind stamped on covers and lettered and with gilt decoration on front. Ad leaf tipped to front free endpaper; illustrations and frontis tipped in. Scattered foxing, tipped in leaves darkened, covers show moderate staining and spine ends softened and rubbed, otherwise about very good.…

264pp. + ads black & white illustrations w/ comic illus of John McLenan 1st Edition. Hamilton 1063: Hamilton says of illustrator: "He was also well known as a comic draftsman. His work will bear comparison with the best of his time." The illustrations, mostly silhouettes, are indeed, excellent. Binding cracked & cocked, back cover cloth partially cracked at joint, well rubbed, spine sunned, Good-. …

Hardcover. Zustand: VG. First Edition. Satirical letters. Bound in green imitation blindstamped morocco with gilt lettering and decorations on spine. Illustrated with woodcuts. Somewhat edgeworn. An attractiv solid copy of a scarce work. Not in LOC. 330 pp.

12mo, pp. [i-iii] iv [v] vi-viii [ix] x-xi [xii-xiii] xiv-xxiv] [25-27] 28-264 + 10 pages of publisher's ads followed by a blank leaf, flyleaves at front and rear, Illustrations "interpolated" by John M'Lenan, original decorated brown cloth, front and rear panels stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, blue coated endpapers. First edition. A classic of early American humor, including numerous silhouette-like illustrations by McLenan, also well known as a comic draftsman. "His work will bear comparison with the best of his time." - Hamilton 1063. Doesticks was a national figure before the publication of this parody in verse which had a tremendous sale and considerably enhanced his reputation. "With this book-length mock-heroic, precipitated by the wave of interest in Longfellow's HIAWATHA, he achieved a national hit, taking hits at American follies, especially American love of money. Although it was probably begun as a parody, it soon achieved independent position on its own merits as social satire . The Ring Lardner of his day, he brought to American humor terse, vigorous, quick moving phases and vivid slang, and became the most popular American humorist writing in the period before that of Charles Farrar Browne." - DAB. BAL 20092 (state A of the advertisements, no priority established). Harris Collection Catalogue, p. 284 (recording a later printing). A early copy with contemporary gift inscription dated 3 May 1856 (the month of publication) on the front flyleaf. A fine copy. A lovely copy of a somewhat uncommon book rarely found in such spectacular condition. (#148175).…

First Edition. 12mo, pp. 60. Six engravings by Richardson-Cox after drawings by John McLen. Red cloth, blind-stamped with gilt lettering. donor's presentation on blank, owner's bookplate on pastedown. Cover little worn at the extremities of the spine, some foxing throughout, o/w VG. BAL 20094. M. Stern, "Imprints on History," p.194. Thomson was offered $1 per line by Carleton for this parody of "Nothing to Wear." The company profited immensely from this effort and it turned the company toward the publication of American humor. Richardson-Cox (illustrator). …

Softcover. Zustand: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 360 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1855. Text in English. This work presents the humorous and satirical writings of Mortimer Thomson under his pseudonym Q. K. Philander Doesticks. The text offers a vivid portrayal of 19th-century American life through witty observations and commentary on society, politics, and culture. The volume includes illustrations by John McLenan, adding to the charm and historical significance of the work. A valuable resource for scholars of American literature and social history. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…