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MERITON (GEORGE) The Praise Of York-Shire Ale, Wherein Is Enumerated Several Sorts Of Drink, with a Discription of the Humors of Most Sorts of Drunkards8vo, 1697; and J.Evelyn. Publick Employment, 1667 (2)
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[MERITON (GEORGE)]
The Praise Of York-Shire Ale, Wherein Is Enumerated Several Sorts Of Drink, with a Discription of the Humors of Most Sorts of Drunkards. To Which is Added, a York-shire Dialogue, third edition ("much additional dialect material" according to ONDB), small piece cut away from title just touching 2 letters of title, shaved just touching letters on a few leaves, blue morocco gilt attributed to Charles Lewis, elaborately tooled on spine with orange morocco lettering label, g.e. [ESTC R19511], York, J. White for Francis Hildyard, 1697--[EVELYN (JOHN)] Publick Employment and an Active Life Prefer'd to Solitude, and All its Appanages, FIRST EDITION, first issue, imprimatur leaf, early eigtheenth century vellum-backed boards [ESTC ], J.M. for H. Herringman, 1667, 8vo (2)
Footnotes
Provenance: First title, William Gott, bookplate; ink note at end, "... Hibberts sale. 1839... binding by C. Lewis 1831"; Second title, Macclesfield Library, blindstamp on title and imprimatur.





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