RAY, John (1628-1705). A Collection of English Proverbs Digested into a convenient Method for the speedy finding any one upon occasion. Cambridge: John Hayes, 1670. Small 8° (155 x 92mm), title printed in red and black, woodcut initials and headpieces (some wormholes and wormtracks affecting letters mostly in the latter half). Contemporary calf gilt (rubbed and stained). Provenance: Jonathan Gowan (early signature on title) -- various early signatures on front pastedown -- biographical note on the author by John Tattersall, 1857, on front free endpaper. FIRST EDITION. Wing R-386.