Ray (John) A Collection of English Proverbs, first edition, small loss to title foot (neatly restored), marginal worming to first few leaves, occasional ink and pencil marginal markings and underlining, short tear (L6), ink signature to title, trimmed, modern half calf, [Wing R386], Cambridge, John Hayes 1670 § Fisher (Anne) A Practical New Grammar, with Exercises of Bad English, manuscript ink notes to endpapers, 1 or 2 short marginal tears, faint marginal damp-staining, soiling, contemporary calf, rubbed and worn, Newcastle, Tho. Slack, 1768; 8vo & 12mo (2) ⁂ An important collection of English proverbs, apparently compiled over 10 years before publication. A number of the cruder sayings, deemed likely to cause offence, were omitted from later editions of this work and were only included in this edition.
Ray (John) A Collection of English Proverbs, first edition, small loss to title foot (neatly restored), marginal worming to first few leaves, occasional ink and pencil marginal markings and underlining, short tear (L6), ink signature to title, trimmed, modern half calf, [Wing R386], Cambridge, John Hayes 1670 § Fisher (Anne) A Practical New Grammar, with Exercises of Bad English, manuscript ink notes to endpapers, 1 or 2 short marginal tears, faint marginal damp-staining, soiling, contemporary calf, rubbed and worn, Newcastle, Tho. Slack, 1768; 8vo & 12mo (2) ⁂ An important collection of English proverbs, apparently compiled over 10 years before publication. A number of the cruder sayings, deemed likely to cause offence, were omitted from later editions of this work and were only included in this edition.
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