Hoyt, J. K.; Ward, Anna L. The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations English and Latin, with an Appendix containing Proverbs from the Latin and Modern Foreign Languages; Law and Ecclesiastical Terms and Significations; Names, Dates and Nationality of quoted Authors, Etc., with Copious Indexes. New York &c.: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1894. Twelfth Edition. [11709]
Gold publisher's cloth, titles in gilt to spine and in maroon script to front, slight edge-wear with some fraying at the spine ends, 10 x 7 inches. Previous owners' signatures on the ffep, dates 1894 & 1916. vii., 899 clean pp., a few pp. bumped at top corner. Printed in double columns. Good. Hardcover.
The quotations are classified by subject, then by language. There are valuable lists of Law terms, and Ecclesiastical terms both Christian and Jewish. A section on the authors of the quotations, their place and date of birth and death. Followed by extensive topical indexes to the quotations provided.
A valuable reference for the reader, researcher, public speaker, and bibliophile.
