John Bartlett — Familiar Quotations

London, George Routledge & Sons, c1869 . Leather. Lovely blue half-calf author's edition of Bartlett's famous book of quotations. Author's edition.In blue half-calf binding.Bookplate of F. G. Miles to front paste down.Undated, dated from a copy held by the University of Cambridge Libraries and from the contemporary 1924 inscription to the front free endpaper.The significant volume of important and literary quotations from American writer and publisher John Bartlett. First published in 1855, the work has seen countless revisions, the most recent being published in 2022. Includes lines from Chaucer, Shakespeare and the Old Testament, among many more. In blue half-calf binding. Bookplate of F. G. Miles to front paste down. Inscription from previous owner to front free endpaper, dated 1924. Stamp of Hatchards, Piccadilly to rear of front free endpaper. Externally, very nice. Slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in minor loss to leather at spine head, tail and tips. With a few faint marks to both cloth and leather. Internally, firmly bound. Very bright and clean with only faint spotting to first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .