Witty Wise and Wicked Maxims 1901 Brentanos

Witty Wise and Wicked Maxims
New York: Brentanos, 1901
Copyright 1892
162 pages
Preface by Henri Pene du Bois
4 1/2 by 6 1/4 inches in size

The hinges and binding are broken but all pages are present and attached. The pages are lightly tanned and have a few brown age spots. There are some ink lines in the margins, a small amount of underlining and widely scattered notations.  Some of the corners are creased and there is a gift inscription dated 1901 on the front end paper. The cover is edge worn and stained. Fair. Hardcover.

Maxim II:  There is a chill air surrounding those who are down in the world and people are glad to get away from them as from a cold room.  George Eliot   .8 (#0000402)