A Classical Dictionary; containing a copious account of all the proper names mentioned in ancient authors; with the value of coins, weights, and measures, used among the Greeks and Romans; and a chronological table.
by J. Lempriere
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- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
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About This Item
London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1815. Leather. Poor. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A very scarce copy of John Lempriere's Classical Dictionary. The ninth edition, corrected. John Lempriere (c. 1765, Jersey 1 February 1824, London) was an English classical scholar, lexicographer, theologian, teacher and headmaster. He was the son of Charles Lempriere (died 1801), of Mont au Pretre, Jersey. Lempriere may have been influenced by another Pembroke man, the lexicographer Dr Samuel Johnson, whose famous A Dictionary of the English Language had appeared in 1755. A little over thirty years later, around 1786, Lempriere started work on his own Classical dictionary. In a morocco binding. Externally, heavily worn. The boards are rubbed with some areas of loss, and the spine is almost entirely gone. The boards are detached from the text block. There are also some closed tears and a little loss to the front pastedown, free endpaper and title page, a wax stamp to the rear pastedown, and some marks to the fore-edge. Internally, the binding is strained in places and the last few pages at the rear are loose, possibly with a few missing. There is some spotting throughout and the final 6 pages at the rear are creased with numerous closed tears and some loss. Poor
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH30-E-2
- Title
- A Classical Dictionary; containing a copious account of all the proper names mentioned in ancient authors; with the value of coins, weights, and measures, used among the Greeks and Romans; and a chronological table.
- Author
- J. Lempriere
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1815
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Leather J. Lempriere Dictionary Very Scarce J. Lempriere
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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