A DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND FABLE
by BREWER, REV. E COBHAM
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No d/w
- Seller
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Skreen, Sligo, Ireland
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About This Item
London: Cassell Book. Very Good. Cloth. New Edition.. 1158pp; Bright blue boards with gilt device to front cover and gilt letering to spine; Slight spotting to edges and prelims. and previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown else a very bright copy; This is a heavy item; Size: 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Weathered Stone Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006316
- Title
- A DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND FABLE
- Author
- BREWER, REV. E COBHAM
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No d/w
- Edition
- New Edition.
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- London
Terms of Sale
Weathered Stone Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Weathered Stone Books
Biblio member since 2018
Skreen, Sligo
About Weathered Stone Books
In operation since 1982 as The Winding Stair Bookshop, Dublin until 2005. Then in USA as Wandering Star Books an online bookseller also conducting appraisals for private collectors and institutions. Now back in Ireland and living in beautiful Sligo with views of the Atlantic and selling online.
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