Lost in the Bungle, with apologies to Lewis Carroll. With an introduction by the Hon. John C. Knox.
Author Edwin M. Otterbourg.
Published in 1933 by Country Life Press. 8vo, hardback black cloth stamped in gilt. No dustjacket.
This edition is titled as Lost in the Bungle but it includes the earlier Rankbustland (1923) as an appendix.
Edwin M. Otterbourg, a trial and appellate lawyer with had a particular interest in legal ethics, co-founded the firm of Otterbourg Steindler & Houston in New York City in 1909.
This is apparently “A satire on alleged abuses in the administration of the American Bankruptcy act”, but I’m not sure what that means…
Would love to acquire a copy of this book?
Are they available?
There are a couple on abebooks. If you submit a ‘want’ on there, something cheaper may turn up…
Ack, I can’t get links to work in the comments- it’s here: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?bi=0&bx=off&ds=30&recentlyadded=all&sortby=17&sts=t&tn=lost+in+the+bungle&x=0&y=0