Author: Steppes, Joseph Peter.
Title: John Ritsch Esq. : Auslese Aus Den Humoristischen Breifen.
Description: Brooklyn, NY: J. P. Steppes, 1908. 1908. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed light tan wrappers with an illustration in red & black on the front cover. The spine is torn. The wraps are bumped & chipped around the edges with a tear to the front wrap near the tail of the spine. There are several light stains to the rear wrap & its bottom corner is creased. 223 pages. Black-and-white portrait frontispiece & full-page black-and-white illustrations. The last few leaves are bumped and & the top edge & inside rear wrap are lightly stained, else the contents are bright & clean. Good reading copy.

First edition. The text is German American dialect in Fraktur script.

Scarce. Fair .

Keywords: LITERATURE; WIT; HUMOR; LETTERS; GERMAN AMERICAN; DIALECT; JOHN RITSCH ESQ.: Auslese aus den humoristischen Breifen; JOSEPH PETER STEPPES; ILLUSTRATIONS; first edition; 1st edition.

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