1ST ABRIDGED AMERICAN DICTIONARY of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE
by Webster, Noah
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An American Dictionary of the English language : exhibiting the origin, orthography, pronunciation, and definitions of words / by Noah Webster ; abridged from the quarto edition of the author, to which are added, a synopsis of words differently pronounced by different orthoëpists ; and Walker's Key to the classical pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture proper names. (New York : S. Converse, 1829), by Noah Webster.
First abridged edition. Octavo. 1,011 pages,Complete.
Produced a year after Webster's original two-volume edition, this abridgement was edited by Joseph Emerson Worcester. Worcester had been Webster's assistant on the two-volume edition and would later become a competitor, producing his own dictionary in 1830. This rivalry led to what has become known as the "dictionary wars."
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- Mikandra Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio19
- Title
- 1ST ABRIDGED AMERICAN DICTIONARY of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- Author
- Webster, Noah
- Book Condition
- Used - “The front cover is detached as are the first 16 pages. The text is complete. Page 17 needs repair, shown in pictures. Overall
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- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- S. Converse
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1829
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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