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AN AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLAND LANGUAGE; FIRST EDITION IN OCTAVO, Containing the Whole Vocabulary of the Quarto, with Corrections, Improvements and Several Thousand Additional Words: To which is Prefixed an Introductory Dissertation on the Origin, History and Connection of the Languages of Western Asia and Europe, with an Explanation of the Principles on which Languages are Formed

AN AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLAND LANGUAGE; FIRST EDITION IN OCTAVO, Containing the Whole Vocabulary of the Quarto, with Corrections, Improvements and Several Thousand Additional Words: To which is Prefixed an Introductory Dissertation on the Origin, History and Connection of the Languages of Western Asia and Europe, with an Explanation of the Principles on which Languages are Formed

by WEBSTER, Noah

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Used - Light, scattered foxing; stain at bottom margin of first volume not affecting text. Covers rubbed with some loss of leather and
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First Octavo Edition
Published
1841
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Hardcover
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New Haven, CT: Published by the author, 1841. First Octavo Edition. Hardcover. Light, scattered foxing; stain at bottom margin of first volume not affecting text. Covers rubbed with some loss of leather and staining to first volume; binding tight and firm. Very Good. Two royal octavo (7" x 10-1/2") volumes in contemporary calf leather with gilt-lettered black morocco… Read more about this item
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A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: IN WHICH THE WORDS ARE DEDUCED FROM THEIR ORIGINALS, AND ILLUSTRATED IN THEIR DIFFERENT SIGNIFICATIONS BY EXAMPLES FROM THE BEST WRITERS. To Which Are Prefixed, A History of the Language, and an English Grammar

A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: IN WHICH THE WORDS ARE DEDUCED FROM THEIR ORIGINALS, AND ILLUSTRATED IN THEIR DIFFERENT SIGNIFICATIONS BY EXAMPLES FROM THE BEST WRITERS. To Which Are Prefixed, A History of the Language, and an English Grammar

by JOHNSON, Samuel

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Used - Volume 1 title page with small paper repair to upper fore-edge; volume 2 title page damp-stained; occasional light spotting, the
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First Edition
Published
1755
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Hardcover
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London: W. Strahan for J. Knapton et al., 1755. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume 1 title page with small paper repair to upper fore-edge; volume 2 title page damp-stained; occasional light spotting, the second volume with occasional light marginal damp-staining. Near Fine, attractive copy. Two tall, thick folio (10-1/2" x 17") volumes, each with a title page, in contemporary… Read more about this item
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THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES, A FOUNDLING in a Charles Lewis binding

THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES, A FOUNDLING in a Charles Lewis binding

by FIELDING, Henry

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Used - Light, scattered foxing. Rubbing to joints, covers firm. Near Fine in a handsome Charles Lewis binding
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Second Edition
Published
1749
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Hardcover
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London: A. Millar, 1749. Second Edition. Hardcover. Light, scattered foxing. Rubbing to joints, covers firm. Near Fine in a handsome Charles Lewis binding. Six volumes bound in early full paneled calf leather with gilt-decorated boards and elaborately gilt-decorated spines with contrasting morocco spine labels: lxiii, [i], 214; [2] 324; [2] 370; [2] 312; [2] 294; [2] 304 pages.… Read more about this item
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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND ANECDOTES OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEFS EMBELLISHED WITH PORTRAITS FROM THE INDIAN GALLERY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR, AT WASHINGTON

HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND ANECDOTES OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEFS EMBELLISHED WITH PORTRAITS FROM THE INDIAN GALLERY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR, AT WASHINGTON

by McKENNEY, Thomas L. and HALL, James [HAND-COLORED PLATES]

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Used - Some rubbing to the binding; plates clean and bright. About Fine
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First Edition
Published
1838
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Hardcover
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Philadelphia: Frederick W. Greenbough, 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Some rubbing to the binding; plates clean and bright. About Fine. The first volume of this magnificent three-volume set. Folio (14-3/4" x 21") bound in contemporary half red morocco leather with matching corners and marbled boards, gilt-decorated spine with six raised bands and matching black morocco spine labels. Illustrated with… Read more about this item
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FOUR QUARTETS

FOUR QUARTETS

by ELIOT, T. S

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Used - Some soiling, little wear to corners, spine dull; lengthy inscription in an unknown hand on the front free endpaper with scatter
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First Edition
Published
(1943)
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Hardcover
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New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, (1943). First Edition. Hardcover. Some soiling, little wear to corners, spine dull; lengthy inscription in an unknown hand on the front free endpaper with scattered pencil checks in the text. In what is now acknowledged to be the first issue dustwrapper with a $2.00 price and nine titles listed at rear. Very Good… Read more about this item
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