THE VASE OF FANCY; or, Happy Association of Mirth and Ingenuity: Being an elegant Collection of Riddles, Charades, &c. culled from the Receptacle at Conundrum Castle. By Peregrine Puzzlebrains.
London: J. Harris, 1806. xi, 132 pages. Engraved frontispiece date 1798. Original green roan-backed paper-covered boards with paper title label to the upper panel. 135 x 91 mm. First edition. Originally published as part of Elizabeth Newbery’s 1799 edition of Christmas Amusement. Boards worn and rubbed with some loss of surface paper; spine worn; paper label rubbed; small collection label to upper board; ownership details on endpaper; else a very good copy. Moon. 694. Scarce.
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