Charles Godfrey Leland — Hans Breitmann&Apos;S Ballads
Philadelphia, T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 1870. Cloth. A smart new edition of this collection of comic verse from American writer Charles Godfrey Leland. New, enlarged and complete edition. A humorous collection of verses written in a combination of broken English and German, on the life and adventures of "Hans Breitmann," a fictitious German-American. This work achieved international popularity for several generations. Written by Charles Godfrey Leland, an American humorist and folklorist. In the original full cloth binding with gilt. Externally, smart with minor rubbing to the extremities and light fading to the spine. Small splits to the cloth at the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .