A Dictionary Of the English Language
by Webster, Noah
Published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes published as Johnson's Dictionary, is among the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language. There was dissatisfaction with the dictionaries of the period, so in June 1746 a group of London booksellers contracted Johnson to write a dictionary for the sum of 1,500 guineas (£1,575), equivalent to about £230,000 as of 2010.
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London: Black, Young and Young, 1831-2. Leather. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". None. An attractive first UK edition of this famous dictionary, in a uniform leather binding. The first UK edition, reprinted by E H Barker from a copy communicated by the author and containing manuscript corrections and additions. Complete in two volumes. … Read more about this item Item Price
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A dictionary of the English language: intended to exhibit I. The origin and affinities of every English word... II. The orthography and the pronunciation of words... III. Accurate and discriminating definitions... To which are prefixed an introductory dissertation on the origin, history, and connection of the languages of western Asia and of Europe; and a concise grammar..
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London: published by Black, Young, and Young, foreign booksellers to the King, 1832. First English edition, used by Webster as a template for his 1841 octavo, "reprinted by E.H. Barker, Esq. of Thetford, Norfolk, from a copy communicated by the author, and containing many manuscript corrections and additions: with an appendix by the editor"; 2 volumes, 4to; pp. viii,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dictionary of the English Language: Abridged from the American Dictionary, for the Use of Primary Schools and the Counting House
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New York: White, Gallaher, & White, 1831. Hardcover. Good-. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Original leather bound hardcover. Copyright 1831, this edition with design for schools and is considered to be the first edition that was designed for schools, though Webster's first dictionary was originally published in 1828. Original leather boards and spine. … Read more about this item Item Price
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A Dictionary Of The English Language: Compiled For The Use Of Common Schools In The United States
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N. Haven:: Sidney's Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1807. First Edition. Hardcover. School Book; Reference; We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; v, [1], 306 pages; [Early American Children's Books] A Dictionary of The English Language: Compiled for The Use of Common Schools… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Dictionary of the English Language; Compiled for the Use of Common Schools in the United States
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New-Haven: Sidney's Press. Good with no dust jacket; Rear endpaper out. Covers worn, page edges . browning & pages yellowed. Some waterstains. Ink in endpapers. Spine . label darkened.. 1807. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo; 306 pages . Item Price
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A Dictionary of the English Language.
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London: Black, Young, and Young,, 1831-32. First UK edition of the dictionary that almost at once became, and has remained, the standard English dictionary in the United States. Webster wanted to stress the political separation from Britain by the cultivation of a distinct American language, and so, under the influence of his friend Benjamin Franklin, turned his attention to… Read more about this item Item Price
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A dictionary of the English language: abridged from the American dictionary, for the use of primary schools and the counting house
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New York, N. & J. White, 1832-01-01. 10th. Hardcover. Good. Bound in contemporary calf. Leather spine label. Rubbing, minor scuffs to cover. Binding generally sound. Early signature on front end page. Text printed in two columns. Scattered spotting. 2 preliminary leaves, 536 pages 15 x 14 cm. Webster's dictionary was extremely important in establishing… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Dictionary of the English Language; Exhibiting the Origin, Orthography, Pronunciation, and Definition of Words. To Which Are Added, A Synopsis of Words Differently Pronounced by Different Orthoëpists, and Walker's Key to the Classical Pronunciation of G
by Webster, Noah
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London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1860. Book. Good. Hardcover. Eighth Edition. 225mm Tall, 8vo. Rebound. Frontispiece illustration pasted to front free endpaper; illustration and title page foxed. Wear to cover extremities. Heavy book may require extra postage to non-UK addresses.. Item Price
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Black, Young, and Young, 1831. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY REBOUND IN FULL LEATHER WITH BLIND STAMPED RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NEW END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS, NO… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Dictionary of the English Language; Exhibiting the Origin, Orthography, Pronounciation, and Definition of Words. To Which Are Added, A Synopsis of Words Differently Pronounced by Different Orthoëptists, and Walker's Key to the Classical Pronounciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names. Revised and Enlarged by CHAUNCEY A. GOODRICH. With the Addition of a Vocabulary of Modern Geographical Names, With Their Pronounciation.
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George Routledge. London. 1858. Seventh edition, revised and corrected. . pp. xxii, (ii), 1152, viii, (9)-112. Frontispiece portrait of Webster. Original cloth, a little faded, joints weak but holding. Item Price
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A Dictionary of the English Language: abridged from the American dictionary for the use of primary schools and the counting house
by Webster, Noah
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White, Gallaher, & White, 1830. Leather-bound hardback book in poor condition. Binding has fully separated at hinges of both covers and needs repair. Text block still bound together with the exception of a few leading pages before the title page. Pages aged and foxed. Rare old book needs some TLC.. Hardcover. Poor. Item Price
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A Dictionary of the English Language
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A Dictionary of the English Language; Compiled for the Use of Common Schools in the United States.
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Sidney's Press for J. & D. West, 1807. Hardcover. Acceptable. . First edition of Webster's school dictionary. Lacking boards. Marbled paper wrap affixed as cover, hard spine. Pages are tanned with minor foxing. Item Price
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A Dictionary of the English Language: Abridged From the American Dictionary
by Noah Webster
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A Dictionary of the English Language: Abridged From the American Dictionary
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