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THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY by AMBROSE BIERCE (Pocket-size Hardcover)

Description: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC: HUMOR OF A MASTER OF SATIRE THE DISAPPEARANCE OF AMBROSE BIERCE, author of this book, during the Mexican Revolution remains a mystery to this day. In 1913, Bierce - prolific American journalist, short story writer, poet, and satirist - announced that he wanted to witness the revolution led by Pancho Villa. He wrote a letter from the town of Chihuahua - and then vanished, never to be seen again. Legend has it that he was executed by a Mexican firing squad. Bierce, a tall and handsome man, was famous in his day for his acerbic and satirical writing that had a strong influence on American writers who followed. This humorous work - The Devil's Dictionary - is probably his most famous. It was compiled over three decades from his writings in newspapers and magazines and is regarded as a major contribution to American literature. THIS POCKED-SIZED EDITION IS IN FINE CONDITION with clean, crisp and unmarked pages, a firm and square hardcover binding and an intact dust-jacket. Bierce's humor is enhanced by the bizarre art of Ralph Steadman, the leading satirical cartoonist of his generation. Examples of Bierce's humorous definitions: Egotist: A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me. Liver: A large red organ thoughtfully provided by nature to be bilious with. Bride: A woman with a great future behind her. Vote: The instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country. Publisher: Bloomsbury ISBN: 978-1-58234-380-8 Humor + All books sold by Mackie Books are packaged in bubble-wrap and cardboard to guard against damage. + Click here to see other listings by Mackie Books on eBay, including American and international classics. We have collectible leather-bound books from The Franklin Library, The Easton Press, The Heritage Club and other quality publishers.+ We ship internationally through eBay's Global Shipping Program. + All the illustrations we post with our eBay listings are from the actual books being sold and are not stock pictures. + We like to get books to you in the condition described above. This means careful packaging - our specialty. + We believe book-collecting should be stress-free. A house without books is just a house, not a home.

Price: 15.95 USD

Location: Sausalito, California

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Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

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Book Title: THe Devil's Dictionary

Original Language: English

Item Length: 5.25 in

Personalize: No

Format: Hardcover

Language: English, 9781582343898

Item Height: 7.75 in

Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated

Topic: Satire

Item Width: 0.75 in

Signed: No

Ex Libris: No

Narrative Type: Fiction

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults

Inscribed: No

Edition: First US Edition

Publication Year: 2003

Type: Humorous Dictionary

Era: 1900s

Illustrator: Ralph Steadman

Author: Ambrose Bierce

Genre: Humor, Classics

Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

Item Weight: 0 lb 10 oz

Number of Pages: 171

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