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1852 Noah Webster American Dictionary HUGE English

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1852 Noah Webster American Dictionary HUGE English Grammar Linguistics Lexicon

A rare and HUGE American dictionary by Noah Webster. This printing is an enlarged and revised reissue of the first edition from 1828. The name ‘Webster’ has become synonymous with dictionary over the last century. Noah Webster sought to create a purely ‘American’ culture that was independent of British claim, he achieved this by creating this dictionary – a work that helped distance American grammar and linguistics from that of Britain.

This edition was edited by Chauncey A. Goodrich in a three-column format.

Item number: #7192

Price: $350

WEBSTER, Noah

An American dictionary of the English language : containing the whole vocabulary of the first edition in two volumes quarto

Springfield, Mass. : George and Charles Merriam, 1852.

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

[lxxxiv], 1367, [5]

Portrait frontis engraving of Noah Webster

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~10.5in X 8.25in X 3.5in (26cm x 21.5cm x 9cm)

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Condition Report: Excellent

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1852 Noah Webster American Dictionary HUGE English Grammar Linguistics Lexicon

A rare and HUGE American dictionary by Noah Webster. This printing is an enlarged and revised reissue of the first edition from 1828. The name ‘Webster’ has become synonymous with dictionary over the last century. Noah Webster sought to create a purely ‘American’ culture that was independent of British claim, he achieved this by creating this dictionary – a work that helped distance American grammar and linguistics from that of Britain.

This edition was edited by Chauncey A. Goodrich in a three-column format.

Item number: #7192

Price: $350

WEBSTER, Noah

An American dictionary of the English language : containing the whole vocabulary of the first edition in two volumes quarto

Springfield, Mass. : George and Charles Merriam, 1852.

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

[lxxxiv], 1367, [5]

Portrait frontis engraving of Noah Webster

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~10.5in X 8.25in X 3.5in (26cm x 21.5cm x 9cm)

Our Guarantee:

Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.

Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!

7192
Condition Report: Excellent

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