Bierce was born in 1842 & disappered in Mexico in 1913. His unflinching assessment of human foibles has made him an important influence on American letters. Has numerous illustrations throughout by Ferebe Streett . A number of the definitions are accompanied by satiric verses, many of which are signed with comic pseudonyms such as Salder Bupp and Orm Pludge; the most frequently appearing "contributor" is "that learned and ingenious cleric, Father Gassalasca Jape, S.J., whose lines bear his initials". What had started as a newspaper serialization was first reproduced in book form in 1906 under the dubious title Cynic's Word Book. Published by Doubleday, Page and Company, this contained definitions of 500 words in the first half of the alphabet (A-L). A further 500 words (M-Z) were published in 1911 in Volume 7 of The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, this time under the name of The Devil's Dictionary..
Publisher: Stemmer House
Year: 1978, First Edition
Condition: Acceptable/Good paperback with rubbed spine ends, foxing on the page edges and stain on back cover. Internally clean and unmarked. (please see photos)
