An American Dictionary of the English Language
by Webster, Noah
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Warsaw, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper, 1845 Early edition abridged from the Quarto edition with the addition of a synopsis of words and Walker's key to the classical pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture proper names. This dictionary from the family of Claude R Wickard, Franklin D Roosevelt's Secretary of Agriculture with the signatures of a John E Wickard of Battleground IN Dec 4, 1876 and Andrew J Wickard, 1853. Book is bound in period calf treated with leather cleaner/preservative. It has four raised bands bordered with gilt and a red leather spine label with gilt titles. Lower spine with two large chips, damp stain first and last several pages and some foxing.
Reviews
On Feb 14 2016, a reader said:
I have an 1861 version, and I would not part with it for $1000 - the Orwellian changes to key definitions over almost 200 years are easily seen by even the brain dead... This is an essential tool for anyone who actually reads old books...
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Kerkhoff Books Div KSI (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001538
- Title
- An American Dictionary of the English Language
- Author
- Webster, Noah
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1845
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
Terms of Sale
Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
Books returnable if not as described and returned in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
Biblio member since 2006
Warsaw, Indiana
About Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
Primarily online seller with emphasis on better quality books.In the book business since the mid 1980s.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...