Merryman, Thomas, The Wit's Jubilee, or the Cheerful Companion(Newcastle: D. Akenhead, 1789), 180pp., 12mo (7 3/8 x 4 5/8 in.), three-quarter red morocco over marbled boards, gilt spine and top edge, frontis illustrated with an engraving of convivial gentlemen spinning yarns around a table. Small inscribed presentation dated 1921 on a front free endpaper.

The Collection of Arthur Bennett Schram, Jr. of Pinehurst, North Carolina and Jupiter Island, Florida

Stories, jokes and toasts dominate this small book. Modern retail sales listings are apparently non-existent; the book did appear in two English auction catalogues during the early 1860s.

Tight binding; moderate chips and abrasions to morocco elements; internally clean and very good.

$200 - 300