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Gale, Sabin Americana, 2012-02-21. Paperback. Good.

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New York: B. Franklin Reprints. Fine. 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. 0833727524 . Reprint of 1816-1817 edition; 52 pages .

8vo. Boston: Cummings and Hilliard, 1816. 8vo, vii, [8]-206, [1, errata] pp. Untrimmed in the original blue paper boards, rebacked, with new paper label (original label slipped in). Boards somewhat rubbed and spotted, minor foxing; very good in a custom clamshell box. Ink inscription on title, “I. Tucker’s, presented by the author.” § Second edition, presentation copy. Originally published in the Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, here republished with corrections and additions. This vocabulary of Americanisms or idioms was a landmark in the study of the English language in America, the first and the only work on the subject until Bartlett’s work was published in 1848. Sabin 62638.

Boston: Cummings and Hilliard, 1816. Very Good. A Vocabulary, or Collection of Words and Phrases Which Have Been Supposed to be Peculiar to the United States of America First edition of this first book of Americanisms Bound in full early calf, rebacked, gilt Hinges cracked, some small chips and wear to edges and corners, title with small red ink near upper margin, two leaves each with one small marginal chip, contents quite clean overall with few flaws, Very Good overall [Sabin 62638] Provenance: From the collection of Robert Easton Robert Easton (1930 â€" 2011) was an American radio, film, and television actor whose career spanned more than 60 years His mastery of English dialect earned him the title of "The Man of a Thousand Voices" For decades, he was a leading Hollywood dialogue and accent coach (from Wikipedia) .

Boston: Cummings and Hillard, 1816. Leather Bound. pp. vii, 206, errata. 8vo. Full brown leather with gilt-lettered red leather title label to spine. Leather splitting at joints (intact but tender), light occasional spotting to contents, old ink name to title page. Sabin 62638.

Boston: Cummings and Hilliard, 1816. Very Good. Boston: Cummings and Hilliard, 1816. First Separate Edition, "with corrections and additions." Octavo; publisher's plain paper over blue paper-covered boards, titling printed directly to spine ("Pickering's Vocabulary"); vii,[8]-206pp. Extremities scuffed with small loss to bottom fore-edge of upper cover, two small dampspots to the same, small loss mid-spine affecting the "V" in "Vocabulary," endpapers quite toned, contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper and 20th-century ownership rubberstamp to front pastedown. A Very Good copy in the original binding, textblock pleasingly untrimmed. Collated complete. The first published dictionary of "Americanisms," defined here (quoting Dr. Witherspoon) as "an use of phrases or terms, or construction of sentences, even among persons of rank and education [in America] different from the use of the same terms or phrases, or the construction of similar sentences in Great Britain" (p. 32). Some… Read More

Boston: Cummings and Hilliard, 1816. Second edition, revised and corrected. 206, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue-grey boards, slightly stained; recent paper spine in antique style. 19th century library bookplate on front pastedown. Untrimmed, internally very clean, a near fine copy. Second edition, revised and corrected. 206, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Second, revised and corrected edition, of Pickering's classic analysis of American English.  A VOCABULARY... first appeared in the MEMOIRS... of the American Academy, and first in book form in 1815 in Cambridge.  Among the Americanisms discussed: drouth for drought, constitutionality, clitchy (means sticky), squatters, spunk, banditti, and a host of other words now in common use. Sabin 62638; American Imprints 38631

Boston: Cummings and Hilliard, 1816. First complete and best edition of the first work on Americanisms, 8vo, pp. [2], [9]-206, [1]; original blue paper-covered boards, rebacked with new paper label on spine; very good copy. Pickering wrote a number of philological pieces for the periodical press, as well as an important Greek lexicon, and he was the leading authority of his time on the languages of the North American Indian. This vocabulary of the American idiom was the first of its kind, and was a valuable source for Webster. This wortk on Americanisms appeared originally, in abbreviated form, in the Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 1815, and was reprinted separately the same year. Here, it is printed with many corrections and additions and containing a vocululary nearly twice the size. It was the only work on the subject until Bartlett's work in mid-century, and is still useful today. Sabin 62638; American Imprints 38631.

Boston: Cummings and Hilliard, 1816. First complete and best edition of the first book of Americanisms, 8vo, pp. [2], [9]- 206, [1]; later quarter straight-grain maroon morocco, gilt lettering direct on spine, old paper label adhered to spine, extremities rubbed, but otherwise good and sound. From the library of the marine historian and illustrator, Clifford, W. Ashley, with his bookplate laid in. Pickering wrote a number of philological pieces for the periodical press, as well as an important Greek lexicon, and he was the leading authority of his time on the languages of the North American Indian. This vocabulary of the American idiom was the first of its kind, and was a valuable source for Webster. This wortk on Americanisms appeared originally, in abbreviated form, in the Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 1815, and was reprinted separately the same year. Here, it is printed with many corrections and additions and containing a vocululary nearly twice the size. It was the only… Read More

Boston: Cummings and Hilliard, 1816. First complete and best edition of the first work on Americanisms, 8vo, pp. 206, [1]; original blue paper-covered boards lightly soiled, with a neat, recent rebacking. A nice copy. This copy with a presentation from Pickering "To Dr. Fred. Ballhorn from his friend and humble servant, the author. Salem, near Boston in the United States Oct. 3, 1817." Also, with a number of interesting annotations in pencil on the rear endpapers. Pickering wrote a number of philological pieces for the periodical press, as well as an important Greek lexicon, and he was the leading authority of his time on the languages of the North American Indian. This vocabulary of the American idiom was the first of its kind, and was a valuable source for Webster. This work on Americanisms appeared originally, in abbreviated form, in the Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 1815, and was reprinted separately the same year. Here, it is printed with many corrections and additions… Read More