An American dictionary of the English language...Revised and enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich
by Webster, Noah
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About This Item
Springfield, Mass: George and Charles Merriam, 1853. Large, thick 4to, pp. lxxxiv,1366, [1]; full contemporary calf, black morocco gilt spine label (half of which is missing), pink printed endpapers; front board detached, crude tape repair perished, considerable shelf wear, leather badly scuffed, edges rubbed and bumped, exposing boards, 1/2-inch losses to top and bottom of spine; contemporary bookseller's rubber stamp on front free endpaper, occasional foxing, text block mostly fine.
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- Rulon-Miller Books
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- 39607
- Title
- An American dictionary of the English language...Revised and enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich
- Author
- Webster, Noah
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George and Charles Merriam
- Place of Publication
- Springfield, Mass
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- English , Noah Webster , Springfield Massachusetts imprints ,
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