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Proverbial Sayings; Or, A collection of the Best English Proverbs, Italian Proverbs, Scots Proverbs, Spanish Proverbs With the Wise Sayings and maxims of the Ancients. (Hand written note by William Stirling)
by Ray, John; Pescetti, Orlando; Ramsay, Allan; Nunez, Ferdinands; Mapletoft, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
S.L.: S.N.. Good with no dust jacket. 1800. Hardcover. 21,45,38,30,21 pp. Bound in full red morocco with gilt ruling, blindstamped coat of arms to front and another blinstamped mark to back. Book plates of Kier House, Victor de Guinzbourg, and William Stirling, along with a handwritten noted signed "WS" on the first blank explaining that this seems to be a reprint of the English edition of "Select Proverbs" London 1707, in Stirling's copy of which is an inscription noting that the "author is Johawnis Mapletoft" Binding is clean and solid with minimal wear, just a bit of rubbing, interior has interesting bookplates, otherwise clean and unmarked. Seems to correspond to OCLC 800678850, which is shown as an octavo. This copy is in 8s but it is a 12mo size. Very scarce indeed, only 4 copies in WorldCat, one auction record from 1907, otherwise virtually unknown. A nice little book with a lovely provenance. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8069
- Title
- Proverbial Sayings; Or, A collection of the Best English Proverbs, Italian Proverbs, Scots Proverbs, Spanish Proverbs With the Wise Sayings and maxims of the Ancients. (Hand written note by William Stirling)
- Author
- Ray, John; Pescetti, Orlando; Ramsay, Allan; Nunez, Ferdinands; Mapletoft, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- S.N.
- Place of Publication
- S.L.
- Date Published
- 1800
- Keywords
- Proverbs, Maxims, Aphorisms, William Stirling
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian/Rare; Proverbs, Maxims, Aphorisms;
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Leaf and Stone Books
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Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- Worldcat
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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