Grossmith (George & Weedon) The Diary of a Nobody
£395
Bristol & London, J.W. Arrowsmith; Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, [1892].
First edition, early issue. 8vo. Original orange decorative cloth.
The Grossmiths’ only published work, a classic satire on the pretensions of the English middle class.
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Some minor spotting and marking; some rubbing to covers.
Frontispiece and illustrations by Weedon Grossmith.
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