Author: SAUNDERS, FREDERICK
Title: Salad for the Social
Description: New York: De Witt & Davenport, 1956. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have noticeable edge wear, rubbing and fraying. The front spine hinge cloth has cracked completely, though the hinge itself is solid. The text pages are clean and bright. The front endpaper has a shadow of a previous owner's name and there is another previous owner's name penciled on the first free page. This book contains a series of essays about society, social life and other oddities, including: Bookcraft, The Modern Moluch, The Toilet and Its Devotees, The Mysteries of Medicine, The Cycle of the Seasons, The Humors of Law, The Mute Creation, Pulpit Peculiarities, The Larcenies of Literature, and, A Stray Leaf. "Frederick Saunders (14 August 1807 – 12 December. 1902) was an English-born American librarian. His father was the senior member of Saunders and Ottley, book publishers of London. After completing his education, he became a clerk in his father's book store. He was sent to New York in 1837 to secure an American copyright on the publications of the firm. He also petitioned the US Congress for the passage of an act looking to the protection of both American and British authors. His objective failed, although it was backed by Henry Clay, Washington Irving, William Cullen Bryant, and George Bancroft. He was for a time city editor of the New York Evening Post, William Cullen Bryant, editor; was employed by Harper and Brothers and by George P. Putnam, 1850–55, and was assistant librarian of the Astor Library through the offices of Washington Irving, 1859–76, and librarian, 1876–96, when he was retired with full pay. He died in New York City. 12 Dec.. 1902. " (from Wikipedia). Good .
Keywords: Humor Frederick Saunders Essays Humor Satire wit Society Social Issues Humor
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Title: Salad for the Social
Description: New York: De Witt & Davenport, 1956. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have noticeable edge wear, rubbing and fraying. The front spine hinge cloth has cracked completely, though the hinge itself is solid. The text pages are clean and bright. The front endpaper has a shadow of a previous owner's name and there is another previous owner's name penciled on the first free page. This book contains a series of essays about society, social life and other oddities, including: Bookcraft, The Modern Moluch, The Toilet and Its Devotees, The Mysteries of Medicine, The Cycle of the Seasons, The Humors of Law, The Mute Creation, Pulpit Peculiarities, The Larcenies of Literature, and, A Stray Leaf. "Frederick Saunders (14 August 1807 – 12 December. 1902) was an English-born American librarian. His father was the senior member of Saunders and Ottley, book publishers of London. After completing his education, he became a clerk in his father's book store. He was sent to New York in 1837 to secure an American copyright on the publications of the firm. He also petitioned the US Congress for the passage of an act looking to the protection of both American and British authors. His objective failed, although it was backed by Henry Clay, Washington Irving, William Cullen Bryant, and George Bancroft. He was for a time city editor of the New York Evening Post, William Cullen Bryant, editor; was employed by Harper and Brothers and by George P. Putnam, 1850–55, and was assistant librarian of the Astor Library through the offices of Washington Irving, 1859–76, and librarian, 1876–96, when he was retired with full pay. He died in New York City. 12 Dec.. 1902. " (from Wikipedia). Good .
Keywords: Humor Frederick Saunders Essays Humor Satire wit Society Social Issues Humor
Price: US$ 35.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 40603
- Book number: 40603
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