JEROME, Jerome K.

£750 · Offered by Peter Harrington · No longer available

Three Men in a Boat. First edition. Jerome's timeless book ranks as one of the funniest in the English language.Three Men in a Boat was initially intended to be a serious travel guide and features key local history alongside its comic anecdotes. The first issue is distinguished by the imprint reading "Quay Street", with no street number, and 37 titles listed in the Bristol Library advert.

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