Author: Nathan Bailey
Title: Divers Proverbs with their Explication & Illustration, Compiled and Methodically Digested as well for the Entertainment of the Curious as the Information of the Ignorant and for the Benefit of Young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen etc.
Description: Yale University Press; Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, New Haven, Connecticut; London, 1917. Revised Edition, Hardcover, Illustrated by: Wood-cuts by Allen Lewis. Very Good Condition/Good. Full Title: "Divers Proverbs with their Explication & Illustration, Compiled and Methodically Digested as well for the Entertainment of the Curious as the Information of the Ignorant and for the Benefit of Young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen & Foreigners who are desirous thorowly who are desirous what the Speak, Read or Write". The pale blue dust-jacket with black and red lettering is darkened and has nicks and short closed tear on the upper and lower edges. Clean marbled covers with cream spine and white title-label on the front cover, corners are lightly rubbed and spine-ends are lightly bumped. Sound binding. End-papers are a little darkened, pages are clean. Red and black lettering on title-page and elsewhere. Six woodcut plates plus additional woodcuts. First printing in this edition. Illustrator: Wood-cuts by Allen Lewis. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 05121021010. ISBN: 0718132130

Keywords: BZDB4 Grammar and Language; Wood-cuts by Allen Lewis Nathan Bailey Divers Proverbs with their Explication & Illustration, Compiled and Methodically Digested as well for the Entertainment of the Curious as the Information of the Ignorant and for the Benefi


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