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Philadelphia, PA: Claxton, Remsen, & Haffelfinger. 5th. good. Hardcover. 954pp; pages toned; ex. library in library binding; ink splotch on pp 202/03 & last pg .

Philadelphia PA: E. Claxton & Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. N.D.. Fourteenth Edition. Hardcover. Probably rebound or privately bound. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 1061 pages .

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. Good+. N.D.. Hardcover. Former library book: library marks and stamps to first and last few pages; stamp to top page edges; call number written on spine. Head of spine chipped. Board corners and edges lightly bumped and worn. ; Otherwise text body is clean and unmarked. Large/heavy book: international buyers may be charged for additional shipping costs.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1440 pages .

London: Cassell & Co, 1111. Sixteenth Edition. . Hardcover. Good. 12mo. A good reference copy with some minor foxing, otherwise internally very good. Green cloth spine with damp-spotted/faded burgundy cloth boards. Heavy book, may incur additional postage charge. Immediate despatch from the UK.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Dictionary of phrase and fable : giving the derivation, source, or origin of common phrases, allusions, and words that have a tale to tell.

Leicester, UK: Blitz Editions. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. Second Printing. Hardcover. 1856050556 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, pages yellowed.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1324 pages .

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Cassell and Co.. Fair with no dust jacket. 1902. Hardcover. Possible rebinding, Green cloth boards show moderate surface rubbing. Quarter bound leather and leather corners show moderate wear. Title hand painted onto spine. Title page shows chipping, remainder of text is yellowed with scattered, light foxing. .

London, Paris, New York & Melbourne: Cassell & Co., n.d., 1900. Thick 8vo, pp.viii, 1061; text in double column; nice copy in later half black morocco over green pebble-grain cloth, gilt lettered direct on spine; spine slightly faded, else about fine. Brewer (1810-1897) was a man interested in lists and dictionaries. Besides this title he compiled A Reader's Handbook of Allusions, References, Plots and Stories (1880); Etymological and Pronouncing Dictionary of Difficult Words (1882); and A Dictionary of Miracles (1884).

, 983 pages, with publishers catalogue at rear [4]

Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen, and Haffelfinger, n.d., 1870. 8vo, pp. [iii], viii, 979, [1]; text in double column; later half red morocco over marbled boards by Macdonald, gilt decorated spine in 6 compartments, gilt-lettered direct in 2, t.e.g.; fine, bright copy. Originally published in London in 1870, this American issue is from sheets printed in London. Brewer (1810-1897) was a man interested in lists and dictionaries. Besides this title he compiled A Reader's Handbook of Allusions, References, Plots and Stories (1880); Etymological and Pronouncing Dictionary of Difficult Words (1882); and A Dictionary of Miracles (1884).