John Timbs — Things Not Generally Known Familiarly Explained

London, Kent and Co. 1859. Cloth. A charming little volume containing all manner of general knowledge anecdotes. With sections of all manner of important things, such as law, foods, money, customs, the weather and language.Written by John Timbs, an antiquary and writer.With a library bookplate for St. Thomas Charterhouse's free lending library.The second edition, fourth thousand of this work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; a touch bumped to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, binding is strained to the front hinge, which is exposed. Binding is tender throughout. Pages have just the odd spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .