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A compleat collection of English proverbs; : also the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages. : The whole methodically digested and illustrated with annotations, and proper explications.

Title: A compleat collection of English proverbs; : also the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages. : The whole methodically digested and illustrated with annotations, and proper explications. / By the late Reverend and learned J. Ray ... ; To which is added, (written by the same author) A collection of Englich words not generally used ... ; With an account of the preparing and refining such metals and minerals as are gotten in England.
Author: Ray, John, 1627-1705.
Publication: London: : Printed by J. Hughs ... for J. Torbuck ... O. Payne ... and T. Woodman ..., 1737.

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viii, 319, [1], 150, [2] p.; 21 cm. (8vo)

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First edition, 1670, with title: A collection of English proverbs.
"A collection of English words not generally used ..." has special t.p. and separate pagination.
This edition has at least two states. State 1 has [2] p. of advertisements at end for Torbuck, Payne and Woodman. State 2 has these [2] p. and a 24 p. catalogue of advertisements for Samuel Birt.
Verso of t.p. (p. [ii]) and verso of p. 319 blank.
Head- and tail-pieces.

Indexed In (note)

Keynes, G. John Ray
Alston, R.C. Engl. language

Call Number

NAX (Ray, J. Compleat collection of English proverbs. 1737 (J. Hughes [etc.]))

OCLC

4734610

Author

Ray, John, 1627-1705.

Title

A compleat collection of English proverbs; : also the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages. : The whole methodically digested and illustrated with annotations, and proper explications. / By the late Reverend and learned J. Ray ... ; To which is added, (written by the same author) A collection of Englich words not generally used ... ; With an account of the preparing and refining such metals and minerals as are gotten in England.

Imprint

London: : Printed by J. Hughs ... for J. Torbuck ... O. Payne ... and T. Woodman ..., 1737.

Edition

The third edition, augmented with many hundreds of words, observations, letters, &c.

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Keynes, G. John Ray, 12

Alston, R.C. Engl. language, IX, 3

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NAX (Ray, J. Compleat collection of English proverbs. 1737 (J. Hughes [etc.]))

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