Gems From an Old Drummer's Grip

N.R. Streeter, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 'When trade is dull, collections bad, and 'blue' you feel and look, don't take 'a smile', sit down awhile, and con this little book,'. Green cloth wraps, lettered and decorated in gilt, textblock edges are red, frontispiece of the author, decorative endpapers. Covers… Read more about this item

(Groton NY): The Compiler, 1889. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Green cloth with gilt decoration. Fine. A compilation of poetry for, by, and about travelling salesmen, or "drummers" as they were once known. A lovely copy.

Groton, NY: Published By the Compiler [Self-Published], 1889. First edition, 1889. From the days when door-to-door salesmen were called "drummers". Collection of poems and anecdotes about selling door to door in the Victorian era. Green cloth over beveled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, 7.5" tall. Considerable edgewear and some minor fraying to the spine ends, good hinges, sound text… Read more about this item

Groton, NY: N. R. Streeter. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner presentation on front blank. .

Groton, N. Y.: N. R. Streeter. Very Good. 1889. Hardcover. 72pp., green boards, gilt stamping, covers show some slight scuffing and rubbing at spine ends and cover corners, else very good. .

Groton, New York : Published by the Compiler, 1889. Small dark spot at one corner of the cover. Otherwise clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Inner hinges are sound. Gold-stamped decorations and lettering are still bright and shiny. No owner's name or bookplate. Frontispiece portrait of the author, with tissue-guard. A collection of poems about… Read more about this item

Groton, New York: Privately Printed, 1889. [ii], 72pp [joint lightly exposed at rear - still fairly tight; old pencil ownership on front free endpaper; cover gilt a little dulled]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Frontispiece portrait. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.