Definitions Alphabetically digested as drawn from the most celebrated Authors

Published by [c. 1736-41]

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Seller: Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB, Wareham, Dorset, United KingdomAntiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB

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Manuscript on paper. 180pp. Two bifolia of manuscript notes loosely inserted. Contemporary sheep. Extremities marked and worn, loss to foot of spine, corners exposed. Hinges exposed, pastedowns sprung, loss to lower corner of terminal leaf, one leaf torn away. A mid-eighteenth-century manuscript, in a single legible hand, comprised of notes on a plethora of heterogenous topics, alphabetically arranged; compiled by Thomas Porter, seemingly commenced whilst studying at Glasgow College 1736-7 and continued whilst serving as a Curate at Hoole, Lancashire, between 1740 and 1747. The diverse subjects examined include 'Circumcision', 'Desire', 'Glocestershire', and 'Hair'. The alphabetical assortment is at one point interrupted by a list of marriages and burials over which porter presided, along with the amount charged for conducting each. Size: 12mo.

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Definitions Alphabetically digested as drawn from the most celebrated Authors
Author
[PORTER, Thomas]
Publisher
[c. 1736-41]

Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB

Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom

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Established 2007, Antiquates Ltd is an Antiquarian bookseller with a large, custom built shop in the heart of the Dorset countryside. We sell fine and rare books from our Wareham shop, in catalogues, and via our website (www.antiquates.co.uk). Specialising in early printed books both English and Continental, fine English Literature, and books by, for, and about Women and Children, we nevertheless stock a wide range of works on paper from 1500-present - including modern first editions. Our bias is towards the unusual, the interesting and the important - and always have a good stock of rare books by local authors such as T.E. Lawrence and Thomas Hardy; we are just the place if you're looking for an extra-special gift for a wedding, birthday, anniversary or graduation. (Open Wednesday - Saturday, 10am-4pm)

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Specialising in early printed books both English and Continental, fine English Literature, and books by, for, and about Women and Children. We always have a good stock of rare books by local authors such as T.E

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Antiquates Ltd

The Conifers, Valley Road
Corfe Castle, Dorset, United Kingdom BH20 5HU