Dictionary from Charles Agvent
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AN AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLAND LANGUAGE; FIRST EDITION IN OCTAVO, Containing the Whole Vocabulary of the Quarto, with Corrections, Improvements and Several Thousand Additional Words: To which is Prefixed an Introductory Dissertation on the Origin, History and Connection of the Languages of Western Asia and Europe, with an Explanation of the Principles on which Languages are Formed
by WEBSTER, Noah
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- Used - Light, scattered foxing; stain at bottom margin of first volume not affecting text. Covers rubbed with some loss of leather and
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- First Octavo Edition
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- 1841
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$4,209.50
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New Haven, CT: Published by the author, 1841. First Octavo Edition. Hardcover. Light, scattered foxing; stain at bottom margin of first volume not affecting text. Covers rubbed with some loss of leather and staining to first volume; binding tight and firm. Very Good. Two royal octavo (7" x 10-1/2") volumes in contemporary calf leather with gilt-lettered black morocco… Read more about this item Item Price
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A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: IN WHICH THE WORDS ARE DEDUCED FROM THEIR ORIGINALS, AND ILLUSTRATED IN THEIR DIFFERENT SIGNIFICATIONS BY EXAMPLES FROM THE BEST WRITERS. To Which Are Prefixed, A History of the Language, and an English Grammar
by JOHNSON, Samuel
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- Used - Volume 1 title page with small paper repair to upper fore-edge; volume 2 title page damp-stained; occasional light spotting, the
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- First Edition
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- 1755
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$31,571.25
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London: W. Strahan for J. Knapton et al., 1755. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume 1 title page with small paper repair to upper fore-edge; volume 2 title page damp-stained; occasional light spotting, the second volume with occasional light marginal damp-staining. Near Fine, attractive copy. Two tall, thick folio (10-1/2" x 17") volumes, each with a title page, in contemporary… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$31,571.25
A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: IN WHICH THE WORDS ARE DEDUCED FROM THEIR ORIGINALS, AND ILLUSTRATED IN THEIR DIFFERENT SIGNIFICATIONS BY EXAMPLES FROM THE BEST WRITERS. To Which Are Prefixed, A History of the Language, and an English Grammar
by JOHNSON, Samuel
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- Used - Armorial bookplate and stamped family coat of arms of Alexander Peckover Doyle Penrose on the front pastedown of each volume alo
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- Seventh Edition
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- 1785
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$5,261.88
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London: J. F. and C. Rivington, et al., 1785. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Armorial bookplate and stamped family coat of arms of Alexander Peckover Doyle Penrose on the front pastedown of each volume along with the bookplate of defunct Upsala College which closed in 1995. The only other library marking is a small, unobtrusive ink stamp on the verso of… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE NEW GUIDE OF THE CONVERSATION IN PORTUGUESE AND ENGLISH
by (TWAIN, Mark [CLEMENS, Samuel]) CAROLINO, Pedro
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- Used - About Fine in Fine chemise and slipcase
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- First Edition
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- 1883
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- Softcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$3,157.12
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Boston: James R. Osgood & Company, 1883. First Edition. Softcover. About Fine in Fine chemise and slipcase. BAL 3412. Contains Clemens's 5-page Introduction. Issued in both wraps and cloth, this is a scarce set of unbound sheets consisting of 13 signatures (the preface sheet and front endpaper are loose), a result of the publisher's bankruptcy a few… Read more about this item Item Price
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