Published by Drexel Biddle, 1901
Seller: Carl Blomgren Fine Books ABAA, Petaluma, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Interior hinge cracked but strong. Name stamp on title page. Slight wear to head and tail of spine and small stain to back cover. 8vo, 335pgs.
Published by Arnold & Company, Phikadelphia, 1900
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 335 pp. Brown cloth withgold lettering on spine. Rubbing to spine ends and corners. Owner's name on front free endpaper. Interior tight and clean throughout but for three pages near the end that have some staining not affecting legibility. Fore-edge has a dent. A fascinating collection of word and proverb derivations presented in alphabetical order. Size: Small 8vo. Book.
Language: English
Published by Drexel Biddle, Publisher, 1901
Seller: Ivy Ridge Books/Scott Cranin, Fayetteville, NY, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. "To understand a proverb and the interpretation, the words of the wise and their dark sayings." An alphabetical listing of words with aphorisms attached to those words. No dust jacket. Pale yellow cloth boards are darkened and soiled, corners worn, spine darkened with wear head/tail, text still barely readable. Patterned endpapers toned and chipped, paper edges dusty. 355 pages. All orders packed with care, most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011.
Unknown Binding. Condition: Very Good. Drexel Biddle January 1900 Binding: 1901, FFEP detached but present.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2025
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 274. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1901 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 274.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2025
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 340. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 340.