British Synonymy; or, An Attempt at Regulating the Choice of Words in Familiar Conversation
by Piozzi, Hester Lynch [Thrale]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Bound in full mottled contemporary calf. Re-hinged and re-backed, preserving most of original spine. Small piece from margin of
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 244379
- Title
- British Synonymy; or, An Attempt at Regulating the Choice of Words in Familiar Conversation
- Author
- Piozzi, Hester Lynch [Thrale]
- Format/Binding
- [iv], viii, 423, [1]; [iv], 416 pp. 2 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in full mottled contemporary calf. Re-hinged and re-backed, preserving most of original spine. Small piece from margin of
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, with half-titles
- Publisher
- Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1794
- Keywords
- British
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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