Wilfrid Bonser Ed (3 results)

23 x 16. 496 Seiten. Fachmännisch neu eingebunden in HalbLeinen mit geprägtem Rückentitel. Ordnungsgemäß aus einer Universitäts-Bibliothek ausgesondert (Stempel, Rückenschild). Sauberes, sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 900.

FIRST EDITION. Half title. Orig. brown cloth; library label at tail of spine. Label & embossed stamp of Middlesborough Public Libraries on leading pastedown. v.g. Detailing 4004 works on, or relating to, proverbs.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. The first edition of this work of reference, a bibliography of works relating to proverbs. The first edition of this uncommon work of reference compiled and edited by Wilfried Bonser from materials left by the late T A Stephens. Comprising a detailed bibliography of works relating to proverbs around various countries, from early times. including a memoir of T. A. Stephens and the author's introduction.With numerous entries arranged into group languages, including Greek and Latin, Esperanto, English, Welsh, Scandinavian, French, Polish, Czech, Western Asiatic, Tyrolese, and many more. Including general notes and other annotations. Complete with half title. Index to the rear. Illustrated with a portrait of Stephens to the memoir. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, minor chipping to the cloth. With a bookplate to the front pastedown, dated 1953. Library stamp to the front free endpaper only, Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with a portrait of Stephens. Collated, complete. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…