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American Dictionaries of the English Language before 1861
by Burkett, Eva Mae
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition/No jacket, as issued
- ISBN 10
- 0810811790
- ISBN 13
- 9780810811799
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Metuchen, New Jersey & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1979. A beautiful copy. Appears unread. Fine condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp and unmarked -- apparently never read. Illustrated with 13 portraits and title page facsimiles. Contents: Part One: American Dictionaries Exclusive of Webster and Worcester; 1) The Beginnings of American Lexicography; 2) School and Pocket Dictionaries; 3) Dictionaries of Americanisms and the Phonetic Dictionaries; Part Two: Webster and Worcester and Their Dictionaries; 4) Webster and His Dictionaries; 5) Worcester and His Dictionaries; 6) The War of the Dictionaries; Appendix: Bibliography of American Dictionaries before 1861 (in chronological order). Tables: Sales of Webster and Worcester Dictionaries; Sales of School Books using Webster's Orthography; etc. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original red cloth, stamped in bright white on the spine and front cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. vi, 292pp. Great Packing, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018068
- Title
- American Dictionaries of the English Language before 1861
- Author
- Burkett, Eva Mae
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket, as issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0810811790
- ISBN 13
- 9780810811799
- Publisher
- The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Metuchen, New Jersey & London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Dictionaries. American lexicography.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Education / Teaching / Academic Institutions;
- Size
- 8vo. vi, 292pp
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