Reference Library: English Quotations and Proverbs
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Published by Aspreyand Houghton & Gunn, London, 1910
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Leather
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A smart collection of English quotations and proverbs from the Asprey Reference Library. One volume of an eight volume set. Asprey Reference Library. A collection of familiar English quotations and a dictionary of English proverbs. With numerous examples of common English phrases from the everyday, covering a series of subjects. In the original green crushed morocco binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning to the extremities. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 919T105
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Title: Reference Library: English Quotations and ...
Publisher: Aspreyand Houghton & Gunn, London
Publication Date: 1910
Binding: Leather
Illustrator: None
Condition: Very Good
Book Type: book
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Reference Library. Encyclopaedia, French and English Dictionary, English Quotations and Proverbs, French and Latin Quotations, Classics and Mythology, Gazeteer, Atlas and Dictionary
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Asprey, London
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Dublin Bookbrowsers, Dublin, NONE, Ireland
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
Wine Cold Cloth Gilt. Condition: Good. Bound in publisher's wine cold cloth, titles to spines in gilt, cream marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Complete with small wooden book stand painted in brown & gold. Slight bumps to very tips, light foxing and toning to covers and endpapers, Top of spines on Atlas and French and Latin quotations are slightly damaged., Atlas clumsily opened, showing gutter at pp. in middle are loose. A very good, bright, set, in the box with minor abrasions to extremities, a couple of beads lost. A particularly attractive library reference set, unusually presented in the appealing original wooden stand. Seller Inventory # G14221
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Houghton & Gunn & Asprey Reference Library Set of 8 Books with wooden shelf - French and English Dictionary, Gazetteer, Atlas, English Quotations and Proverbs, Classics and Mythology, Encyclopedia, French and Latin Quotations, Dictionary.
Published by
Houghton & Gunn, 1905
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Bushido Books, Guildford, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 8 Volumes with wooden shelf, including Atlas, Gazetteer of The World, English Quotations and Proverbs, French and Latin Quotations, Classics and Mythology, French and English Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and A Companion Dictionary. Pocket sized editions measuring approximately 12.5x8.5cm. Each volume bound in green leather, with gilt lettering to the spine, plus gilt ruled borders to the front and rear panels, with Houghton & Gunn & Asprey stamped in gilt to the turn ins, all page edges gilt, the top edges dulled and worn, others bright. The leather has faded to brown to the spines and also to the front and back covers, heavily to one volume, where the wooden shelf only partially blocked out the sun. Leather still in nice condition despite the fading, some wear to the spine ends, occasional marks and a few scratches. Marbled endpapers a little spotted, each volume with Reference Library - Houghton & Gunn, for title pages, most are undated, but the French and English Dictionary volume shows 1905. pages to the English and French Dictionary partly tanned, pages with an occasional mark, the dictionary volume has more wear generally and the leather pull tab is fragile, also with marks to the edge of the page block. The English Quotations volume has a previous owners name in pen to the title page plus ticks to pages. The wooden shelf has a little wear to the edges, dulled in places. Overall a good set. Seller Inventory # 000988
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