A Vocabulary, or Collection Of Words and Phrases Which Have Been Supposed To Be Peculiar To the United States Of America To Which Is Prefixed an Essay On the Present State Of the English Language In the United States

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"… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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.

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… Read more about this item

Boston: Published by Cummings and Hilliard, 1816. 206pp. plus errata leaf. Contemporary marbled boards, expertly rebacked in green polished calf, spine gilt, new endpapers. Minor repaired tear in foremargin of titlepage, else very good. 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… Read more about this item

Boston: Cummings & Hilliard, 1816. hardcover. Fair, front and rear covers detatched but present, spine present. Interior pages good. Previous owner's inscription on title page dated 1820. A rare book waiting to be rebound.

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,… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item