A compleat collection of English proverbs; also the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages
Subtitle: The whole methodically digested and illustrated with annotations, and proper explications
By: By the late Reverend and learned J. Ray ... ; To which is added, (written by the same author) a collection of English words not generally used ... ; With an account of the preparing and refining such metals and minerals as are gotten in England
Edition: The third edition / augmented with many hundreds of words.
Publisher: Printed by J. Hughs ... for J. Torbuck ... O. Payne ... and T. Woodman ...
Published: 1737
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: English language; Provincialisms; Aphorisms and Proverbs; English
Notes: 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.

Keynes, G. John Ray 12.

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

ESTC T88586.

Keynes, 12.