A thousand notable things, embracing a collection of scarce, curious, and valuable receipts, adapted for domestic purposes: also an elegant selection of humorous and instructive anecdotes, essays, tales, historical facts, &c. To which are added, The century of inventions, by the Marquis of Worcester, 1655; and a discourse on the emigration of British birds.

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Verlag: Manchester: printed and published by J. Gleave and Son, 1826

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Frontis, 573, [3]p + 5 (of 6) plates. Original boards with later coarse leather spine strip. Dust soiling to the point of grubbiness! An entertaining miscellany of folk remedies, anecdotes, etc ('Instance of gratitude in a goose') drawn from a variety of sources principally Thomas Lupton (fl. 1579-1583), with the 'Discourse' being that of George Edwards (orig. pub. 1795). The 'Notable things' are arranged in ten sections. An extraordinarily entertaining compilation. A scarce edition of a very uncommon title. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers wb18529

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Titel: A thousand notable things, embracing a ...

Verlag: Manchester: printed and published by J. Gleave and Son

Erscheinungsdatum: 1826

Einband: Hardcover