A Glossary

London: Robert Triphook, 1822. First edition, 4to, pp. viii, 583, [2]; text in double column; contemporary calf neatly rebacked, very good and sound. The only edition in quarto, many times reprinted in 2 volumes octavo. The work has been described by Halliwell and Wright as "indispensable to readers of Elizabethan literature, and it contains numerous sensible criticisms of the… Read more about this item

London: Robert Triphook, 1822. First edition, 4to, pp. viii, 583, [2]; text in double column; mounted steel-engraved portrait of Nares bound in as a frontispiece; 19th century half black morocco over marbled boards; minor rubbing, else very good and sound. The only edition in 4to, many times reprinted in 2 volumes 8vo. The work has been described by Halliwell… Read more about this item

London: Robert Triphook, 1822. First edition, 4to, pp. viii, 583, [2]; text in double column; mid-19th century contemporary full calf by Carss of Glasgow (with ticket on front pastedown), with elaborate blind roll border on covers, intricate blindstamped spine with tulip motif, sprinkled edges; a very good, sound copy. The only edition in quarto, many times reprinted in 2… Read more about this item

London: John Russell Smith, 1859. 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. ix, 476; [2], [477]-981; contemporary full calf, red and black morocco labels on spines; some rubbing and scuffing, but a good and sound set. Nares' Glossary was originally published in 1822 in quarto size, passing through only one edition in England. Considered "indispensable to the readers of the literature of… Read more about this item

London: John Russell Smith, 1859. new edition. hardcover. Good. A New Edition, With Considerable Additions Both of Words and Examples, by John Halliwell, and Thomas Wright. Two volumes, octavos, three quarter leather over marbled boards, marble endpapers, gilt spine titles and decorations, top edge gilt, but ex-library with bookplate, stamps and pockets. Some scuffing at cover edges. 041407A… Read more about this item

Printed for Charles Loeffler by C.A. Deutrich. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. No date, circa 1825; Stralsund; Modern binding of burgundy cloth with silver titles, book has been rebound, probably by library; no dust jacket; covers slightly soiled; Ex library with minimal stamps and markings; binding reasonably tight - a little separation in the middle of the book; the interior… Read more about this item

London: Printed for Robert Triphook, 1822. AEG. Conservative Club gilt stamp to front board. Looks like original boards with newer spine, marbled endpapers and cloth tape reinforcement to hinges. Spine scuffed, board leather cracked with some loss, mainly to corners. Conservative Club library bookplate to front pastedown and reference to verso of ffep. Contents clean, bright and sturdy.. Full Leather.… Read more about this item

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Originally published in 1822, this glossary was compiled over forty years as a pastime of the author, a scholar and clergyman. It began as a private reference tool for obsolete English words commonly encountered in Elizabethan literatur

Paperback / softback. New. Originally published in 1822, this glossary was compiled over forty years as a pastime of the author, a scholar and clergyman. It began as a private reference tool for obsolete English words commonly encountered in Elizabethan literature, but was eventually published and reprinted many times during the nineteenth century.

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A glossary; or, Collection of words, phrases, names, and allusions to customs, proverbs, etc., which have been thought to require illustration in the works of English authors, particularly Shakespeare.

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to Customs, Proverbs, Etc., which Have Been Thought to Require Illustration, in the Works of English Authors, Particularly Shakespear.

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A Glossary:Vol. II.

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Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A Glossary:Vol. II.

Paperback / softback. New.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to Customs, Proverbs, Etc., which Have Been Thought to Require Illustration, in the Works of English Authors, Particularly Shakespear.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A Glossary:Vol. II.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A Glossary:Vol. I.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A Glossary:Vol. I.