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Dictionary of phrase and fable : giving the derivation, source, or origin of common phrases, allusions, and words that have a tale to tell

Title
Dictionary of phrase and fable : giving the derivation, source, or origin of common phrases, allusions, and words that have a tale to tell / by E. Cobham Brewer.
Author
Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham, 1810-1897
Publication
Philadelphia : Claxton, [187-?]

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Additional Authors
Adams, William Davenport, 1851-1904
Description
viii, 1061 p.; 20 cm.
Subject
  • Literature > Dictionaries
  • Allusions
Local note
  • Bequest of Hon. J.L. Cadwalader.
Call Number
NA (Brewer, E. C. Dictionary of phrase and fable. 187- (1061 p.))
OCLC
7900889
Author
Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham, 1810-1897.
Title
Dictionary of phrase and fable : giving the derivation, source, or origin of common phrases, allusions, and words that have a tale to tell / by E. Cobham Brewer.
Imprint
Philadelphia : Claxton, [187-?]
Edition
13th ed., rev. and corr. : to which is added A concise bibliography of English literature based upon the larger work of reference on the same subject / by W. Davenport Adams, with additions.
Local Note
Bequest of Hon. J.L. Cadwalader.
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Adams, William Davenport, 1851-1904.
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NA (Brewer, E. C. Dictionary of phrase and fable. 187- (1061 p.))
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