Author: Wilson, John
Title: Noctes Ambrosianae
Description: William Blackwood & Sons, 1863 - 1864, a new edition. Cloth, VG+. 4 volumes, xxviii+384pp, xiv+428pp, xiii+382pp, xi+368pp, b/w frontis to each volume, cloth clean & bright, pp to volume 1 foxed, 1 leaf in vol 2 detached [pp xiii of contents] 1 gather sprung but attached in vol 3. A nice set. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ Originally published in Blackwoods magazine from 1822 - 35. A collection of wit & erudition on all manner of subjects.

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