Benham's book of quotations, proverbs and household words . a collection of quotations from British and American authors, with many thousands of proverbs, familiar phrases and sayings, from all sources, including Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, Latin, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and other languages. By W. Gurney Benham ... With full verbal and classified index.
Sir William Gurney Benham (1859-1944)
Category
Books
Date
1924
Materials
Place of origin
Australia
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3142313
Summary
Bibliographic description
vii,[1],1224,[8]p. . 22cm.. Provenance: manuscript inscription in blue pencil: Curzon [probably George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Viscount Scarsdale (1859-1925)]. Binding: Twentieth-century full cloth binding; spine gilt ruled and gilt lettered.
Makers and roles
Sir William Gurney Benham (1859-1944)