A dictionary of the English language compiled for the use of common schools in the United States
by Webster, Noah
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Hartford: printed by George Goodwin & Sons, 1817. Second and last edition of Webster's School Dictionary, first published in 1807, published here with an expanded Preface and a larger vocabulary, and omitting the chronological table, square 12mo, pp. v, [1], 366, contemporary calf, rebacked, black morocco label on spine; dampstaining, mostly to last few leaves, margins of flyleaves and corner of title page repaired, some pencil scribbling in preliminaries, a good, sound copy of a scarce book. American Imprints 42857; Skeel 579.
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- A dictionary of the English language compiled for the use of common schools in the United States
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- Webster, Noah
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- printed by George Goodwin & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Hartford
- Date Published
- 1817
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