A collection of scotch proverbs, containing all the wise sayings and observations of the old people of scotland
by RAMSAY, Allen
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paisley: Printed and published by G. Caldwell, [s.d., c. 1840] 24pp. Woodcut on title page. Title within ornamental border. Six bifolia, unopened at head, as issued. A paisley printed chapbook collection, arranged alphabetically, of Scots dialect proverbs originally compiled by poet and playwright Allan Ramsay (1686-1758). . 12mo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ28598
- Title
- A collection of scotch proverbs, containing all the wise sayings and observations of the old people of scotland
- Author
- RAMSAY, Allen
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Printed and published by G. Caldwell, [s.d., c. 1840]
- Place of Publication
- Paisley
- Size
- 12mo
- Keywords
- Proverbs
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
About Antiquates Ltd
Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
Glossary
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- Chapbook
- A very short, cheaply produced volume, of a few leaves. Modern chapbooks...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...