Engelsk-norsk ordbog. Omarbeidet og foroget udgave af rektor J. Geelmuydens ordbog ved J. Brynildsen (English-Norwegian Wordbook, Restated and Enlarged)
by Geelmuyden, J.; Brynildsen, J
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About This Item
Kristiania: P.T. Mallings Boghandels Forlag, 1886. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Norwegian language / English language dictionary. Bound in black boards backed with polished calf; spine titles in gilt on a black background. 1886 date to the title page only. An early example of the restated and enlarged edition by Brynildsen. 1128 pages. With the signature of Einar Olson of Gale College (Wisconsin) and the bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front endpapers, otherwise unmarked. Olson was the school custodian and Gimmestad's father, Lars M., was both professor and president. The covers are edgeworn and rubbed, the spine lettering is faded, but the exterior has not sustained any damage detrimental to the handling of the volume. Hinges solid; binding square. Contents clean and tight with the paper only faintly toned. Uncommon early copy of this work. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Title
- Engelsk-norsk ordbog. Omarbeidet og foroget udgave af rektor J. Geelmuydens ordbog ved J. Brynildsen (English-Norwegian Wordbook, Restated and Enlarged)
- Author
- Geelmuyden, J.; Brynildsen, J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- P.T. Mallings Boghandels Forlag
- Place of Publication
- Kristiania
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- NORWEGIAN LAGUAGE ENGLISH DICTIONARY WORDBOOK DEFINTIONS PRONUNCIATIONS GIMMESTAD GALE COLLEGE EINAR OLSON
- Bookseller catalogs
- foreign language; Norway and Scandinavia;
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Bookplate
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