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Noah's ark, New England Yankees, and the endless quest : a short history of the original Webster dictionaries, with particular reference to their first hundred years as publications of G. & C. Merriam Company
by Leavitt, Robert Keith (1895-)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
Springfield, Mass. G. & C. Merriam Co., 1947. 1st edition. Limited edition, 1 of 1000, this copy numbered 848. Hardback. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 106 pages; Description: 106 p. : ill., ports., facsims. ; 26 cm. Subjects: G. & C. Merriam Company
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 168544
- Title
- Noah's ark, New England Yankees, and the endless quest : a short history of the original Webster dictionaries, with particular reference to their first hundred years as publications of G. & C. Merriam Company
- Author
- Leavitt, Robert Keith (1895-)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition. Limited edition, 1 of 1000, this copy numbered 848
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Springfield, Mass. G. & C. Merriam Co.
- Date Published
- 1947
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