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
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| English essays - 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 - English language - 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.... | |
| Early English newspapers - 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 - English wit and humor - 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. ... | |
| William Stirling Maxwell - Ana - 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 - American wit and humor - 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 - American wit and humor - 1865 - 274 pages
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| Phineas Taylor Barnum - Impostors and imposture - 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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