Words, Facts, and Phrases: A Dictionary of Curious, Quaint, & Out-Of-The-Way Matters

London: Chatto & Windus, 1911. Octavo in burgundy-brown-red cloth; 631 pp., 20 cm. Good copy; light to heavy wear to cloth with fraying along all edges and at the corners and along the spine joints; cloth is moderately soiled; and sunned on spine and edges of boards; light to moderate scuffs to cloth; tanned edges of leaves and end papers; previous owner's name and address written in pen on ffep; edges of leaves dust soiled; a fragile-feeling book when held though still solidly in one piece; o/w pages are clean and free of creases; a well-loved, handsome copy that is holding together well. Hardcover.

In English.