A Critical Pronouncing Dictonary and an Expositor of The English Language, in Which Not Only the Meaning of Every Word is Clearly Explained and the Sound of Every Syllable Distinctly Shown....
by WALKER, John
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
J. Richardson & Co. T. Tegg et al. Glasgow. 1822. J. Richardson et al. 1822. Reprint. Bound in full 19th century brown polished calf gilt. Contrasting lettering piece. Boards slightly rubbed, upper hinge cracked but holding. 712pp. Engraved bookplate of J. W. Bowen. Pages browned and lightly foxed. Generally a clean and sound copy.
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- Bookseller
- Addyman Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97358
- Title
- A Critical Pronouncing Dictonary and an Expositor of The English Language, in Which Not Only the Meaning of Every Word is Clearly Explained and the Sound of Every Syllable Distinctly Shown....
- Author
- WALKER, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- J. Richardson & Co. T. Tegg et a
- Keywords
- REFERENCE and BIBLIOGRAPHY dictionary 19th century
- Bookseller catalogs
- REFERENCE and BIBLIOGRAPHY;
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Addyman Books
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About the Seller
Addyman Books
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
Addyman Books is based in Hay-on-Wye, the book capital of the world, with almost 30 bookshops in the town, nestled in the Black Mountains of Wales. We have been established since 1986 and have three shops, Addyman Books, Addyman Annexe and Murder & Mayhem. Large general stock. Murder & Mayhem specialises in Detective Fiction, True Crime and Horror.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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