HARRISON, W.H.
The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside.
First Edition of W.H. Harrison's The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside
London: Published by R. Ackermann, 1831.
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Item Number: RRB-148881
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First edition of Harrison’s popular Christmas miscellany. Duodecimo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, ruling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, frontispiece, illustrated with fifty black and white engravings. In very good condition with some rubbing. Illustrated from designs by Thomas Rowlandson.
The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside by W. H. Harrison is a mid-nineteenth-century miscellany that exemplifies the Victorian taste for seasonal literary entertainment. Published in multiple volumes between 1831 and 1832, it sought to provide readers with a blend of wit, anecdote, satire, and light moral reflection suited to convivial holiday gatherings. Harrison compiled and edited a diverse range of humorous sketches, verses, and tales, presenting them as a kind of literary fireside companion that echoed the period’s emphasis on sociability and domestic festivity.
The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside.
$175.00
In Stock