The PUBLIC LIFE Of MR. TULRUMBLE, Once Mayor of Mudfog. By Boz. With Other Tales and Sketches, from Bentley's Miscellany, and the Library of Fiction.
Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Blanchard, 1837. 2nd US edition (Edgar & Vail, p. 17; Gimbel B44; Vander Poel B551). Not in the McGuire catalogue. 208 pp. 12mo, bound in 6s. 7-1/2" x 4-1/2". Original violet-red muslin quarter cloth over buff paper-wrapped boards with printed paper title label to spine, noting "Tales and Sketches. Vol. I." Cocked. Spine a bit sun-tanned. Label quite worn & chipped. Usual light foxing. Modern bookplate to front paste-down. Withal, a Very Good copy. Item #14174.2
Printed in an edition of 2000cc in April 1837. Contains 9 other pieces (6 from Bentley's & 3 from Libary of Fiction). Cooper contributed "An Evening of Visits"
Price: $450.00