Books by GROSE FRANCIS

London: Printed for S. Hooper (No. 212,) High Holburn, opposite Bloomsbury-Square, 1790. Hardcover. Tall octavo. viii, [216]pp, [72]pp + 57pp. Original polished calf and marbled boards, rebacked; boards and spine quite worn and rubbed, bookbinder's cloth tape reinfrcing the hinges; a clean, sound copy (if not especially attractive) of a still compelling book, filled with interesting words, proverbs and A Very Good copy. // A really quite remarkable work, with hundreds of entries for both words and phr... more information

London: Edward Jeffery. 1811. 8vo, pp. viii, plus unpaginated text; original plain paper-covered boards, bottom of spine a bit perished, but generally a very good, uncut, unopened, and unrestored copy. The first half of the text is devoted to the glossary, while the rest treats of local proverbs (arranged geographically), and superstitions, including witches, ghosts, sorcerers, magicians, fairies, charms, etc. ... more information

London: Edward Jeffery. 1811. Large, thin 4to, pp. iv, [56], 57-124; full contemporary calf, neatly rebacked; prelims and terminals a little spotted, but generally very good and sound. Printed on J. Whatman watermark paper dated 1808. The glossary occupies the first half of the text, the balance local proverbs, An octavo edition was published the same year. First published in 1787. Includes separate sections on superstitious cures, fairies, omens portending death, magicians, witches, ghosts, etc. Vancil, p.... more information

London: Hooper, 1790. Second. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes in 1. Thick 8vo, 3/4 tan calf (spine chipped), marbled boards. London: Hooper, 1790. Second Edition corrected and enlarged. Very good. ... more information