Condition Grade
Fair
Antiquarian hardcover, no dust jacket. The text block is split in two at the spine and needs rebinding; spine and corners rubbed. Previous owner's signature on the half-title. Sold as is.
SKU: BBB-0649
REFERENCE - ETYMOLOGY & FOLKLORE (ANTIQUARIAN)
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Altemus' Edition, 1898)
Antiquarian hardcover, no dust jacket
Fair
| Author | E. Cobham Brewer |
| Publisher | Henry Altemus Company, Philadelphia |
| Year Published | 1898 |
| Edition | Altemus' Edition, "New Edition, revised, corrected, and enlarged," copyright 1898 |
| Binding | Half binding: pebbled spine, green cloth boards |
| Dust Jacket | No dust jacket |
| Condition | Fair |
| ISBN | None (published 1898, before ISBNs) |
| Genre | Reference / Etymology & Folklore (Antiquarian) |
| BriteBound SKU | BBB-0649 |
About This Book
Antiquarian hardcover, Altemus' Edition of E. Cobham Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, "New Edition, revised, corrected, and enlarged," Henry Altemus Company, Philadelphia, copyright 1898. Half binding with brown pebbled spine and green cloth boards. Fair: the text block is split in two at the spine and needs rebinding; spine and corners rubbed. Previous owner's signature on the half-title. Laid in between pages 62 and 63: a handwritten note, "The legend of the Vine from the Talmud." Sold as is.