New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1899. Book. Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. vi + 333 pp, 4 line inked birthday gift inscription on ffep from 1899, 12 titled chapters - e.g., "On the Minding of Other People's Business", "On the playing of Marches at the Funerals of Marionettes", "On the Delights and Benefits of Slavery", etc.. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, gilt fr cover letters& design VG, spine cloth faded and letters dimmed. 4.9" x 7.4" gray-green cloth covered boards. .

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 007497
Title: Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
Author: Jerome, Jerome K
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: Dodd, Mead and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1899
Keywords: Jerome Klapka Jerome, b. 1859, d. 1927 - British humourist - writer
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

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Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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