Antique Book, Prose Quotations by S. Austin Allibone, 1876 First Edition

An antique book, "Prose Quotations from Socrates to Macaulay" by S. Austin Allibone. The indexed book was published by J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, 1876; first edition. The book is in very good antique condition with beautiful covers and spine. With scratching, corner bumping and edge and corner fraying, minor page soiling. The book is 764 pages including the index; measures approximately 9 1/2" x 6 3/4". It is a beautiful book with a treasure trove of quotations.