Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham

Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable

New York, Harper & Row, 1970. Centenary ed. 1175 pp. Revised by Ivor H. Evans. Good.

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BREWER, EBENEZER COBHAM [EDITOR]; ROOM, ADRIAN [PRIMARY CONTRIBUTOR];

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Brewer's S.)

Book Club Associates. 1995-09-27. (ISBN: 0304345997) hardcover, 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Rubber stamp on endpapers. Published by Book Club Associates. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Good.

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BREWER, EBENEZER COBHAM [EDITOR]

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Cassell. 1970-07-23. (ISBN: 0304935700) Hardcover, 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Good.

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Brewer, E. Cobham

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama. A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook

New York, Selmar Hess, 1892. Hardcover. Oversize. 4 vols. illus. (ca. 20 lbs.). Very good condition, in worn 3/4 leathers, hinges worn, spine ends chipped The precurser of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.

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Catalogue: Bibliography & Reference

Keywords: Dictionaries Books About Books

Brewer, E. Cobham

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama. A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook

New York, Selmar Hess, 1892. Hardcover. Oversize. 4 vols. illus. (ca. 20 lbs.). Very good condition, in cloth, edges worn The precurser of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.

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BREWER, REV. E. COBHAM

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama (Eight Volumes, Complete)

NY: Selmar Hess, 1902. Revised Edition. First Printing. Leather. Half burgundy leather over pebbled leather boards, spines in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder, gilt lettering on cover, moire silk endpapers, a.e.g. Profusely illustrated with 399 plates, many tissue-protected, including four color frontispieces, 20 Photogravures and etchings, and 306 wood-engravings and typogravures, all on fine paper. Among the many artists featured are Gustave Doré, Sir Everett Millais, Howard Pyle, Frederick Barnard, E. A. Abbey, P. Guérin, William Morris, Jean-Louis Gerome, Jean Francois Millet, and many, many others. Edited by Marion Harland. A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook. The volumes are in excellent condition. All of the text blocks are tight square and clean. All of the many illustration are clear in bright and their printed tissue-protectors are in place. The spines and covers are very mildly shelf-worn, with some small closed tears and minor discolorations. All hinges strong and tight. An extremely heavy set - additional shipping charges may apply. NEAR FINE. An extremely handsome set.. Color and B&W plates. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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BREWER, E. COBHAM; HARLAND, MARION, ED.

Charcacter Sketches of Romance, Fiction, and the Drama: A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. II

New York, Selmar Hess, Publisher, 1892. Ed.: First Edition, 30.75 Cm. Hardcover. ISBN: 000. No Jacket--believed as Issued Large hardcover, fair condition. Leather covered brds smwht rubbed, sme marks. Ltly slanted sp, sp ends bumped and rubbed. Bum0ed rubbed frayed corners.Wear at sp edges, other edges.1st and last pp chping.Tanned, ltly tanned . Fair/No Jacket.

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Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham (1810-1897).

La Chiave della Scienza, ovvero i fenomeni di tutti i giorni spiegati dal dott. E.C. Brewer.

Seconda ediz. italiana eseguita sulla III francese, riveduta e corretta dall'ab. Moigno. Con note e aggiunte a cura del dott G. Gonni Milano, 1864. Dott. Francesco Vallardi, Tipografo-Editore cm.12x17,8, pp.(4),479,(1), alcune incisio rilegatura coeva in mezza pell

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BREWER, E. COBHAM

The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Classic Edition. Gving the Derivasion, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions and Words that have a Tale to Tell.

Enderby [Leicester], Blitz Editions. 1993. Original publisher's blue paper covered boards, gilt title spine, pictorial dustjacket, reprint [1990], thick 8vo: , 1330pp. Fine copy. Facsimile edition 1874. 9781856050555

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BREWER, E. COBHAM.

The dictionary of phrase and fable. Classic edition. Derivation, source, or origin of common phrases, allusions and words that have a tale to tell. With an introduction by Alix Gudefin.

New York, Avenel Books, Avenel Books, 1978. Hardcover, gilt. With dustjacket. xii,1324,8 pp.; 24 cm. Printed in 2 columns. Text in English - (paper browned) Otherwise very good. Gewicht/Weight: 1500 grs.

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Book number: 29168

BREWER, E. COBHAM REV.

Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

London, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. 1872, Third Edition. Hardback, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book, Not dated, British Library lists as 1872. Front and rear hinges cracked. Brown cloth with gilt titles; raised deep border pattern to bevelled boards; xii + 983pp + 4pp adverts. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 17556

Catalogue: Reference

Keywords: Dictionary Phrase Fable

Brewer, E Cobham

Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a tale to Tell

London, Cassell & Co, 1111. Sixteenth Edition. Hardcover. 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. Good.

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BREWER, The Rev. E. Cobham

Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to Tell. New Edition. Revised, Corrected, and Enlarged to Which Is Added a Concise Bibliography of English Literature. 123rd Thousand. .

London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, Cassell and Company, 1903. 8vo. Original maroon buckram, spine lettered gilt, upper board lettered in blind. Portrait frontis. tissue protected. Facsimile copy of Brewer's 1894 preface to New Edition after title. 14 x 22 x 8 cm. 1440pp. in double columns. 16pp Cassell's list bound in back. Heavy item, may require extra for postage. Generally a very good copy, very tight. Small inoffensive stab to upper board Internally clean. No annotations, no tears. Early blank label to f.e.p. Spine a little sunned, fore-edges dusty, a little age marked and foxed. Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1810 - 1897 lexicographer compiled A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar, The Reader's Handbook and other reference works as well as his Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. The first edition of this title was published in 1870 and became immediately popular. This New Edition of 1895 was considerably added to.

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Book number: 38695

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BREWER, REVERAND DR. COBHAM .

The Political, Social, And Literary History Of Germany From The Commencement To The Present Day. By The Rev. Dr. Cobham Brewer, Trinity Hall, Cambridge.

London: Thos. De La Rue & Co, 1881 . 0. First edition. Author's copy with dedication to his daughter. A very good original Victorian binding. 8vo. 7.75" x 5.25" x 1.00" . pp.45/pp.329/[6pp. - Advertisements] + Errata slip. Dark blue pebbled cloth covered boards. Gilt titles to spine. Plain pale yellow endpapers, lightly spotted. Front free-endpaper with dedication: "Ellen M. E. Cobham Hayman nee Brewer. With the author's love, 14 May 1881". Printed title page. Clean English text throughout, just a few brown spots. Very good. ** "The Reverend Dr. Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (10 May 1810, Norwich[1] – 6 March 1897, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire), was the compiler of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, and The Reader's Handbook. E. Cobham Brewer was the son of Elisabeth née Kitton and John Sherren Brewer, a Norwich schoolmaster associated with the Baptist congregation of St Mary's Chapel in Norwich.." - See Wikipedia. *** Ellen Maria Elizabeth Cobham Hayman was born in 1849 and is noted as editor of later revisions of some of her Father's works. - See COPAC British Library.

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Book number: 40681

Catalogue: History: : 19th Century

Keywords: 41788 Brewer, Reverand Dr. Cobham Ellen Maria Elizabeth Cobham Hayman the Political, Social, and Literary History of Germany History: : 19th Century

COBHAM BREWER

Political, social, and literary Hystory of France : brought down to the year 1863

Paris, Jarrold and Sons - London, sd, Relié, In-8. XVII + 463 pp. Cartonnage brun, lettrage or. Couverture aux coiffes et coins frottés. Intérieur jaunissant. Condition: Etat satisfaisant

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Book number: A131974