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The World Syndicate Publishing C, 1937T. leather_bound. Acceptable. in x in x in. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

Cleveland: World Syndicate Publishing Company, 1937. 2 volumes, large 4to, pp. lvi, 968, 969-2024, [8] leaves of color maps; engraved portrait frontispiece of Webster in volume 1, text illustrations throughout; original tan embossed cloth, red and black-stamped spine labels, all edges red; some shelf wear, edges and corners a bit rubbed; pages uniformly toned; an attractive set. Volume 2 imprint date 1936. "This dictionary is not published by the original publishers of Webster's Dictionary or by their successors" - at head of title pages.

Cleveland: World Syndicate Publishing Company, 1936. 2 volumes, large 4to, pp. lvi, 968, 969-2024, [8] leaves of color maps; engraved portrait frontispiece of Webster in volume 1, text illustrations throughout; original tan embossed cloth, red and black-stamped spine labels, all edges red; some shelf wear, edges and corners a bit rubbed; pages uniformly toned; an attractive set. "This dictionary is not published by the original publishers of Webster's Dictionary or by their successors" - at head of title pages.

New York: The World Syndicate Publishing Company. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1936. First Edition Thus. Hardcover 2 volumes. Oversize book likely to require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. ; B & W Figures ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1500 pages; 1936 The World Syndicate Publishing Company. Two volume set, complete. 1st edition, thus. Both volumes soundly bound and clean in original cream cloth (faux leather) with highly decorative arabesque designs embossed to covers and spines; titles in gilt to red backgrounds. Publisher's red edge stain still bold and generally uniform. Just light shelf rubbing to cloth at corner tips and spine ends. The usual offset toning to the endpages from the 1930's period binder's glue. Contents bright and neat. The nicest copy of this edition we have handled over the years. VG+ ... Oversize book likely to require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

Sidney's Press for J. & D. West, 1807. Hardcover. Acceptable. . First edition of Webster's school dictionary. Lacking boards. Marbled paper wrap affixed as cover, hard spine. Pages are tanned with minor foxing.

N. Haven:: Sidney's Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1807. First Edition. Hardcover. School Book; Reference; We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; v, [1], 306 pages; [Early American Children's Books] A Dictionary of The English Language: Compiled for The Use of Common Schools in The United States. Contemp. Sheep leather, red and gilt morocco spine label; rubbed. Contents good and comlete. Some internal spotting, ink signatures on title, light red ink annotation on verso of title, blank end papers frayed, binding solid. American Imprints 14188. Webster had published his first dictionary a year earlier but revised and shortened the text for this subsequent edition to better satisfy the more simple needs of schoolchildren. The 1806 1st has 408pp. The pagination for the 1807 1st school dictionary is v, [1], 306, quite a bit shorter. .

Sidney's Press. Good+. 1807. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo; 306 pp; Original laether binding restored and tightened with new leather spine title label, first 7 pages have the edges restored with japanese paper, page 5/6 has the bottom 2 inches of the corner torn away, pages vi and 1 have a very old spilled ink stain the has bleed to the surrounding pages. Front end page missing, very old names quill inked on title page and front paste down, pages foxed, book is tight and attractive. First edition first printing of Webster's famous school dictionary .

New-Haven: Sidney's Press. Good with no dust jacket; Rear endpaper out. Covers worn, page edges . browning & pages yellowed. Some waterstains. Ink in endpapers. Spine . label darkened.. 1807. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo; 306 pages .

Hartford: printed by George Goodwin & Sons, 1817. Second and last edition of Webster's School Dictionary, first published in 1807, published here with an expanded Preface and a larger vocabulary, and omitting the chronological table, square 12mo, pp. v, [1], 366, contemporary calf, rebacked, black morocco label on spine; dampstaining, mostly to last few leaves, margins of flyleaves and corner of title page repaired, some pencil scribbling in preliminaries, a good, sound copy of a scarce book. American Imprints 42857; Skeel 579.