Bidspirit auction | The Gentleman's Magazine Library: Dialect,

The Gentleman's Magazine Library: Dialect, Proverbs and Word-Lore, Edited by George Laurence Gomme, 1884 - An antique cloth-bound hardback book, ”THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE LIBRARY: DIALECT, PROVERBS AND WORD-LORE, ” edited by George Laurence Gomme, F.S.A., and published by Elliot Stock in London in 1884. The olive-green cover features a ribbed texture, with the spine bearing gilded title fragments ”DIALECT, ” ”PROVERBS, ” ”WORD-LORE, ” and ”GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, ” alongside library classification marks ”828” and ”Go.” Internal markings include ”NONCIRCULATING” stamps, a ”Free Public Library Summit N. J.” stamp on the front endpaper, and a ”Bound by SCHLING New York” stamp on a rear endpaper. An illustrated ”ex libris Dwight Edwards Marvin” bookplate is affixed to the inside front cover. The cream-colored paper pages exhibit uniform age-related toning and minor foxing. The binding appears solid and the contents are complete. Height: 8.5 inches