Saratoga in 1901. Fun, Love, Society & Satire.

New York.Sheldon & Company. 1872. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 19.5cm, first edition, vii,250p., with 200 drawn illustrations from wood engravings, in the original orange cloth,gilt titles and black stamped illustrations and decorations on the spine and upper cover, top and bottom spine edge chipped otherwise a very good to fine clean sound copy. (am) A satire on upper crust society in Saratoga, New York by American humorist, Melville D. Landon(1839-1910), Writing much in the style of Mark Twain, Landon was given the pseudonym, Eli Perkins, by Artemus Ward. The extensive Lumley drawings were printed by Leggo & Co., Photo-Steam Litho, Montreal. Near Fine. Item #34271

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