Dictionary of phrase and fable giving the derivation, source, or origin of common phrases, allusions, and words that have a tale to tell ... Second edition
Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen, and Haffelfinger, n.d., [ca. 1870s]. 8vo, pp. [iii], viii, 979, [1]; text in double column; later half red morocco over marbled boards by Macdonald, gilt decorated spine in 6 compartments, gilt-lettered direct in 2, t.e.g.; fine, bright copy. Originally published in London in 1870, this American issue..... More