{"product_id":"2026770000222-secondhand-proverbs-for-pleasure-uncommon-sayings-collected-arranged-and-annotated","title":"Proverbs For Pleasure: Uncommon Sayings Collected, Arranged And Annotated","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA charming and erudite collection, Proverbs for Pleasure: Uncommon Sayings Collected, Arranged and Annotated presents a carefully curated treasury of rare and lesser-known proverbs drawn from a wide range of cultures and traditions. H. Pullar-Strecker arranges these pithy sayings with scholarly care, accompanying each with thoughtful annotations that illuminate their origins, meanings, and the wisdom they encode. The tone throughout is witty and warmly intellectual, inviting readers to savour the compressed human experience that only a well-turned proverb can deliver. Far from a dry reference work, the collection reads as a celebration of language itself, illustrating how folk wisdom across centuries and continents converges on surprisingly universal truths. This is an ideal volume for lovers of language, quotation enthusiasts, and anyone who finds delight in the unexpected corners of literary tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48839394164955,"sku":"2026770000222-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c154381d-e542-40f3-9a8b-4cfc82167f85.png?v=1780561571","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770000222-secondhand-proverbs-for-pleasure-uncommon-sayings-collected-arranged-and-annotated","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}