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An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster by GOODRICH, Chauncey A., and Noah Porter - 1882

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An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster by GOODRICH, Chauncey A., and Noah Porter - 1882

An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster

by GOODRICH, Chauncey A., and Noah Porter

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Springfield, Mass: G.&C. Merriam & Co, 1882. Hardcover. Good. New edition, with Supplement. Large thick quarto. Contemporary full calf, black morocco spine labels. Steel-engraved frontispiece portrait and illustrated engraved title page, a second color frontispiece plate depicting "Arms of the States," and second letterpress title page. Binding is worn but sound, with a chip to the spine top, thus good only. Scarce. *OCLC* locates five copies. From the library of the artists Ben Shahn and Bernarda Bryson Shahn, with an estate label designed by their son, Jonathan Shahn.
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  • Publisher G.&C. Merriam & Co
  • Place of Publication Springfield, Mass
  • Date Published 1882
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An American Dictionary of the English Language Containing the Whole Vocabulary of the First Edition ...The Entire Corrections and Improvement of the Second Edition.... To Which is Prefixed an Introductory Dissertation...

by Noah Webster; Chauncey A. Goodrich

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Hurst & Co,, 1902.. hardcover. ACCEPTABLE. Acceptable / Poor condition. Large, very fat brown cloth hardcover with gold lettering on spine and front cover (spine" "Webster's Dictionary Original Edition"; front cover "Webster's Dictionary"); 1902, Hurst & Co, 1272pp + additional pages. Cover somewhat worn, gold lettering has turned to brown. Endpapers split at hinges but covers held by cloth mesh. First pages separated from textblock. Pages tanned and rather brittle. HEAVY/OVERSIZE. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.
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An American Dictionary of the English Language

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George and Charles Merriam, 1856-01-01. 3rd. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. [Early edition of Webster's dictionary] Thick quarto. Contemporary calf. Lacking spine label, moderate wear and rubbing. Splitting to joints. Name stamp to front flyleaf of J. L. Merritt. Pages browned and margins very brittle. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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An AMERICAN DICTIONARY of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE [Webster's], Containing the Whole Vocabulary of the First Edition in Two Volumes, & the Entire Corrections & Improvements of the Second Edition in Two Volumes, Revised and Enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich

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Chicago: M. A. Donohue Oversized hardcover without dust jacket, undated (c1870s-1890s, certainly after 1860, the year of Goodrich's death as he is referred to on the title page as "the late"), xxii + unpaginated Table of Twelve Thousand Synonyms + 1,281 pages, plus Frontispiece drawing of Noah Webster and two colourful pages of national flags;---the title page also states "With an appendix of useful tables---", but these are lacking in this edition;---black pebbled cloth boards with faded embossed lettering "[illegible word] Webster's Unabridged Dictionary";---moderate wear to covers and spine ends, particularly to bottom, crude past regluing evident although overall tight in binding, low quality paper edges very age toned, somewhat less so inside, and 5-10 pages at each end are chipped along the edges, but pages very clean and unmarked, overall it ain't so pretty, but still a serviceable reading/working copy. [this copy priced low,… Read More
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An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of The English Language. With Synonyms. Abridged from...
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An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of The English Language. With Synonyms. Abridged from the American Dictionary of Noah Webster, LL.D.

by WEBSTER, William G. assisted by Chauncey A. Goodrich

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New York: Mason Brothers, 1860. Hardcover. Good. Later printing. Frontispiece illustration. Full leather with cloth tape over spine. Octavo. 490pp. Dampstain on preliminary pages and edges, boards detached, leather dry and worn, a good only copy being Frank I., Junius A. and Christopher C. Brand's copy with each of their names penned and dated 1873 on the preliminary pages and rear endpapers. The Brand's of Norwich, Connecticut invented The Brand Whaling Gun and Bomb-Lance.
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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Webster, Noah; rev. and enl. by Chauncey A. Goodrich

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George and Charles Merriam. Collectible - Acceptable. Springfield, MA: George and Charles Merriam, 1853. Sm 4to.lxxxiv,1366pp. Frontis. Fair book. Spine ends chipped, crown missing. Front joint cracked. Owner's name on front free endpage and flyleaf. Some corners creased. Pages aged. (dictionary) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster and Chauncey A. Goodrich

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Springfield, MA: George and Charles Merriam. Collectible - Acceptable. Springfield, MA: George and Charles Merriam, 1852. Revised and Enlarged edition. Sm 4to Leather Bound. 1367pp. Reading Copy. Boards detached, but present. Slightly dampstained. Writing inside. In polypropylene bag. (dictionaries, reference) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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An American Dictionary of the English Language ... Revised and Enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich.

by Noah Webster; Chauncey A. Goodrich

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George and Charles Merriam,, 1859.. Leather Bound. Used, good. Original 1859 copyright, 1860 printing, leather bound, black title band on spine with gold lettering, missing lower leather title band, pale pink endpapers, 1512pp. Cover moderately worn but still rather attractive--outer tips of corners worn through, 1" tear at bottom of front hinge; front endpaper split at hinge but cover still held securely; endpapers lightly foxed; dampstain on first 20 or so pages (no mildew, not musty; some pages lightly foxed, minor dampstains; sound binding; no marks or writing. Very adequate condition. **HEAVY/OVERSIZE. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.
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An American Dictionary Of The English Language

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G. & C. Merriam & Co, 1888. New Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good. Thoroughly Revised, and Greatly Enlarged and Improved, With an Appendix of Useful Tables. lxxii + 1936pp., including frontis portrait and one page of color flags of the nations, as well as a 67 page section of engraved b/w illustrations; many of the definitions accompanied with a vignette illustration. Bound in the original full sheep over boards, panelled in blind, with black leather spine labels stamped in gilt. Fore-edge with thumb index. Overall in Very Good condition, with slight bumping to the corners, rubbing along the edges, and minor wear to the inner hinges; the binding is intact, and can be used as a functioning dictionary.
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An American dictionary of the English Language ... thoroughly revised, and greatly enlarged and...
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An American dictionary of the English Language ... thoroughly revised, and greatly enlarged and improved ... New edition, with a supplement

by Goodrich, Chauncey A., & Noah Porter, eds

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Springfield, Mass: G. & C. Merriam, 1880. Second printing of this edition (first issued in 1879), with the supplement of new words and a revised biographical dictionary by Loomis M. Campbell; 3 volumes, 4to, engraved portrait frontispiece of Webster after Samuel F. B. Morse, engraved vignette title page in volume II, 4 color plates of flags and badges, numerous wood-engraved illustrations in the text; lexicon in triple column; publisher's original brown cloth, elabortately printed advertisements and testamonials on endpapers in volumes I and II, gilt-lettered spines; spine ends chipped, extremities rubbed, else good and sound. The book was also issued in a doorstop edition of a single volume. Kennedy 6539; Vancil, p. 268.
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G. & C. Merriam, 1878. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. Original boards. Black leather spine labels. Wear to extremities with small tears to head and tail of spine. Toning to first few pages. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily.<br> Thoroughly revised and greatly enlarged and improved by Chauncey A. Goodrich & Noah Porter. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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