English Proverbs And Proverbial Phrases: Collected from the most authentic sources, alphabetically arranged and annotated [Together with hand-written letter from the author]

W. Carew Hazlitt

Verlag: John Russell Smith, London, 1869

Beschreibung

505pp + xxix Preface. Original 1st edition. Printed by Whittingham and Wilkins of Chancery Lane, London in a limited edition of 350 copies. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Black end papers. Tipped into end page is a small hand-written letter from WC Hazlitt to original owner (?) T. W. Carson dated Nov. 3rd 1869, referring to this volume. Also a press cutting dated Feb 7, 1870. Subsequent owner has signed and dated (1917) the first title page and made occasional pencil inscriptions. Original book shop label tipped to end paste down (W. Bone & Son, Fleet Street). Some ink marks to front cover and dust marks on rear cover and top page edges. Single knock to fore edge. Shelf wear to top and tail of spine. Light foxing to front an drear end papers. Untrimmed fore edge but generally tightly bound. Weakness to binding at pp80/1, 256/257, 271. Pin hole to page margin at pp63, 205, 221. Pencil marks on pp283, 383, 457. Dusty marks on margins of pp147, 151. Otherwise clean inside pages. Comments are made by scholars to this work as being culturally important. It is rare to find an original 1st edition with author's supporting ephemera. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 011288

Bibliografische Details

Titel: English Proverbs And Proverbial Phrases: ...

Verlag: John Russell Smith, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1869

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Signiert: Inscribed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition