PROVERBIAL PHILOSOPHY; A BOOK OF THOUGHTS AND ARGUMENTS
by TUPPER, Martin Farquhar
(BOOKBINDING) TUPPER, Martin Farquhar. PROVERBIAL PHILOSOPHY; A BOOK OF THOUGHTS AND ARGUMENTS. Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1851. 8vo. Publisher's cloth, all edg gilt. Frontispiece, vi, 282 pages. First American edition. In an unusual trade binding for its time, featuring a chained pattern on both boards and the spine. Bookplate. (Inventory #: 2546)