1811 · London
by Grose, Francis
London: Edward Jeffery, 1811. Large paper copy (measuring 13¼" x 10¾"), thin 4to, pp. iv, [56], 57-124; full contemporary calf, neatly rebacked; prelims and terminals a little spotted, but generally very good and sound. Printed on J. Whatman watermark paper dated 1808. The glossary occupies the first half of the text, the balance local proverbs, An octavo edition was published the same year. First published in 1787. Includes separate sections on superstitious cures, fairies, omens portending death, magicians, witches, ghosts, etc. Vancil, p. 103; Kennedy 10635.
(Inventory #: 34083)