Item #5991 Mr. Barnacles and His Boat. William Ayrton.

Mr. Barnacles and His Boat.

1856. London: Whittaker and Co., (1856).

Oblong 8vo, original printed boards. Engraved title-page and 24 lithographic plates. Covers somewhat soiled and worn, rubbed at extremities of binding, lacking front free endpaper, short tear to one plate, some stain, a very good copy.

§ First edition of this humorous visual short story of one Englishman's fishing trip to Wales, and how he came back with an entirely different catch than he originally expected. Item #5991

Price: $200.00