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Leather. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A pocket sized volume of proverbs by John Wade, scarce first edition of this work. Scarce first edition of this selected proverbs by John Wade under pseudonym Thomas Fielding, collecting ethical maxims and representing characteristics of national manners, humour, and intelligence. Containing proverbs concerning religion, virtue, learning, English local proverbs, rhymes, ancient pastimes, holidays, superstitions, errors, and more.With two leaves of advertisements to the front free endpaper. In a full calf binding. Externally sound with minor shelf wear, library bookshelf sticker to spine, head and tail of spine rubbed and lightly chipped. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good. book.

First American edition, 12mo, pp. xvi, [17]-216; contemporary quarter red roan over marbled boards; rubbed and worn but good and sound. Ownership signature on the upper cover of Wm. C. Hasbrouck, and in ink on the bottom edge "Wm. H. Hasbrouck," both of whose names are on the front pastedown, and one of whom has written at the base of the title page "There are other books of proverbs viz. Geo [sic] Ray's Proverbs in the Bohn edition; Kelly's Proverbs of All Nations; Haskell's Book of Proverbs. This edition Fielding's is very rare." Several informed pencil annotations in the margin. The scarce first book of proverbs to be published in America. The proverbs are arranged under a dozen or so subject headings (Religion, Law, Economy, Women, Health, etc.). Among the pastimes discussed are Hand-ball, Stool-ball, Foot-ball, "Goff," Cricket, etc. John Wade was the British political reformer who published the notorious and influential Black Book, a litany of British political and industrial abuses. American Imprints 23185.

Condition: Collectible; Good. [FIRST EDITION] New York: P. Covert, 1825. Hardcover in original 3/4 leather and marbled-paper covered boards (rubbed, edgeworn.) First American Edition. 216 pages. Lacks spine title label, inner hinges separated but holding, removed bookplate, some penciling (mostly to front paste-down / ffep), title page is clipped at top and bottom (removed ownership signatures), 19th Century ownership signature on next page. Small chip from front blank pages, other pages toned, etc. Overall, good condition of this RARE 1st Edition Title. (Thomas Feilding is the pseudonym of John Wade, 1788-1875.) The first book of proverbs to be published in America. [Shoemaker 23185]. NOT EX-LIBRARY. (shelf2).