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Title page for George Paul's "Thoughts on the Alarming Process of the Gaol Fever" on page 65 of the book. The page is directly after the last page of Grose's text with no paper in between the two. The book was rebound in 1876 by binder Jeffries & Son…

Instructions for binding handwritten in pencil on the title page of A Guide to Health, Beauty, Riches, and Honour, by Francis Grose, Printed for Samuel Hooper (London, 1783). The note reads "Bound in calf - let the edges remain precisely as they…

Red lettering piece attached to spine. Edges slightly fraying up - possibly taken from an earlier binding. Reads "A Guide to Health Etc."

Excerpts from Grose's preface to "A Guide to Health." Grose's orginal writing in the book consists of only his eight-page preface, in which he employs a sarcastic tone to introduce the content of the advertisements.

One of the few pages in the book that contains marginalia. In Grose's preface, he refers to Mr. Lattese's entry as "23" which is crossed out in pencil; next to it, "25" has been written in. It is possible that a reader was correcting the location of…

Marginalia written in reference to advertisement XCII. Words seem to read "shall, cart, a, oyster, v."

British advertisement for dental treatment. Arched ligature connecting letters c and t, most likely in imitation of medieval style handwriting. Manicule at the end reads "his teeth, even whole sets, never turn black" and lists what publication the…

Bookplate of Edward Greenfield Dogget and Hugh Greenfield Dogget on inside front cover. Pastedown over marbled paper. Depicts St. Peter's Hospital, Bristol. Illustrator's name "C. Bird, 1893."

Image of the binding showing minor wear across front and on corners. Bound in dark brown calf in the late 19th century.

French matrimony advertisements with cedilla and tail of the letter Q drawn in pen.