Joe Miller's Jests ; or the Wits VadeMecum. Being a Collection of the most Brilliant Jests; the Politest Repartees; the most Elegant Bon-Mots, and most pleasant short Stories in the English Language. The Quarterly Review - Page 105edited by - 1926Full view - About this book
| John Anderson, Jr. (Firm) - 1902 - 604 pages
...8vo, half russia, red edges. BOOKPLATE OK JAMES MAIDMENT. VERY RARK. 5159 JEST BOOKS. JOE MILLER'S JESTS: or, the WITS VADE-MECUM. Being a Collection...most pleasant Short Stories in the English Language * * * Most Humbly Inscribed to those Choice-Spirits of the Age, CAPTAIN BODF.NS, MR. ALEXANDER POPE,... | |
| 1821 - 712 pages
...Title-page, which 1 transcribe from one before me: " Joe Miller's Jests, or the Wit's VadeMccuro ; being a Collection of the most brilliant Jests; the politest Repartees; the most elegant Bon Mots ; and most pleasant short Stories in the English language. First carefully collected in the... | |
| Francis Grose - 1785 - 206 pages
...Booksellers.} The Original Edition of Joe Miller's Jests. 1739. JOE MILLER'S JESTS 5 OR THE WIT'S VADE MECUM, BEING A COLLECTION OF THE MOST BRILLIANT JESTS, THE...MOST PLEASANT SHORT STORIES IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. (An in&resting specimen of remarkable facsimile, &vo, half morocco, old Dutch paper sides, price y.... | |
| 1821 - 766 pages
...copy of the Title-page, •which I transcribe; from one before me: " Joe Miller's Jests, or the Wit's VadeMecum ; being a Collection of the most brilliant Jests; the politest Repartees; the most elegant Bon Mots; and most pleasant short Stories in the English language. First carefully collected in the... | |
| Joe Miller - 1836 - 266 pages
...following is a copy of the title-page to the first edition : — JOE MILLER'S JESTS ; OR, THE WIT'S VADE-MECUM : being a collection of the most brilliant Jests ; the politest Repartees; the most elegant Bon mots, and most pleasant short Stories in the English language. First carefully collected in the... | |
| Henrik Hertz - 1850 - 96 pages
...7s. cloth, gilt edges. JO: MILLER. A E10GRAPHY. TO WHICH IS ADDED, JOE MILLER'S JESTS : OR, THE WIT'S VADE-MECUM. Being a Collection of the most Brilliant Jests, the Politest Repartees, the most Elegant Bon Mots, and most pleasant short Stories in the English Language. ... | |
| sir William Stirling- Maxwell (9th bart.) - 1860 - 278 pages
...6 leaves. 4to. [7.4 x 5.3], — old brown calf, sprinkled edges. MILLER (Joe) [Pseud.] Joe Miller's Jests, or the Wits Vade-Mecum, being a collection of the most brilliant jests, the most excellent Bons Mots, and most pleasant stories in the English language, many of them transcribed... | |
| Artemus Ward - 1865 - 270 pages
...student THE ORIGINAL EDITION OP JOE MILLER'S JESTS. 1739. Joe Miller's Jests; or, the Wit's Vade Mecum, being a Collection of the most Brilliant Jests, the...most pleasant short Stories in the English Language. An interesting specimen of remarkable facsimile, Svo, half morocco, old Dutch paper sides, price 9s.... | |
| Artemus Ward - 1865 - 274 pages
...MILLER'S JESTS. 1739. Joe Miller's Jests; or, the Wit's Vade Mecum, being a Collection of the moot Brilliant Jests, the politest Repartees, the most...most pleasant short Stories in the English Language. An interesting specimen of remarkable facsimile, 8vo, half morocco, old Dutch paper sides, price 9s.... | |
| Phineas Taylor Barnum - 1866 - 368 pages
...MILLER'S JESTS. 1739. Joe Miller's Jests; or, the Wit's Vade Mecum, being a Collection of the mo=t Brilliant Jests, the politest Repartees, the most...elegant Bons Mots, and most pleasant short Stories in tbe English Language. An interesting specimen of remarkable facsimile, Svo, half morocco, old Dutch... | |
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