The Library of Wit and Humor, 1885, Volume III

Volume III of The Library of Wit and Humor, an 1885 anthology of comic prose and poetry drawn from authors across centuries, edited by A. R. Spofford and Rufus E. Shapley.

Includes works by Aristophanes, Robert Burns, Benjamin Disraeli, W. S. Gilbert, and many others, along with fifty engraved illustrations produced for this edition.

Published by Gebbie & Co. of Philadelphia, this volume features an embossed navy-blue cloth cover with ornate black borders and bright gilt title and vignette. A richly detailed example of late-Victorian book design and humor publishing.