An American Dictionary of the English Language, Thoroughly Revised, and Greatly Enlarged and Improved
by Webster, Noah; Chauncey Goodrich & Noah Porter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Arvada, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Springfield: G & C Merriam, 1868. Hardcover. Good +. 1768 pages. Nicely rebound in brown leather with two earlier black leather labels on the spine. New white endpapers. Frontis, tissue, and early title page have foxing, as well as the 1868 title page. Occasional foxing on a few page margins. Foredges and top edges are marbled with a little rubbing. Last five pages have tape along foredges. Straight and study very heavy book. No priority or international shipping.
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- Bookseller
- Old Algonquin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18421
- Title
- An American Dictionary of the English Language, Thoroughly Revised, and Greatly Enlarged and Improved
- Author
- Webster, Noah; Chauncey Goodrich & Noah Porter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G & C Merriam
- Place of Publication
- Springfield
- Date Published
- 1868
- Keywords
- dictionaries
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Old Algonquin Books
Biblio member since 2006
Arvada, Colorado
About Old Algonquin Books
Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.
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