Archie Armstrong's Banquet of Jests. Reprinted from the Original Editions, Together with Archy's Dream, Printed in the Year 1641
- Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1872
Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1872. Very Good. Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1872. Reprint, one of 225 copies printed on "Ordinary Paper," from a full print run of 252. Octavo; 384pp. Frontispiece detached but present; illustrated title; pages ruled in red. Contemporary half morocco over marbled paper-covered boards; five raised bands and gilt decoration to spine; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers. Boards worn along edges and joints wit brief exposure and minor flaking; binding sound; pages unmarked; Very Good. Uncommon reprint of the 17th century Scottish sheep thief and court jester's sickest burns, here categorized as Moderne Jests, Merry Tales, and Pleasant Taunts. Uncommon.