Ainsworth Dictionary English Latin, Carey Ed. 1825
"An Abridgment of Ainsworth's Dictionary, English and Latin, Designed For the Use of Schools", by Thomas Morell, D.D., Carefully Corrected and Improved from the Last London Quarto Edition by John Carey, LL.D., published and Sold by Uriah Hunt, Philadelphia, 1825.
Contains two parts: English - Latin and Latin - English.
Robert Ainsworth (September 1660 - April 1743) was an English Latin lexicographer, and author of a well-known compendious Dictionary of the Latin Tongue. In 1736, after about twenty years' labor, Ainsworth published his major work, with a dedication to Richard Mead, and a preface explaining his reasons for undertaking it. Improved editions by Samuel Patrick, John Ward, William Young of Gillingham, Isaac Kimber (editing 1751) and Thomas Morell successively appeared; Ward and Young's (1752) in folio, the others in quarto. Nathaniel Thomas's version was from 1758. John Carey's (1816) was a later version.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ---------- $8.50
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World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ---- $37.50
Condition Report: Rebound, hard boards, leather spine with 4 raised bands, 5.1/2” x 8.1/2”; vintage library stamp on the title page and the first page; 1028 pages, some corner wear, the last text page and the blank page show edge wear [see photo]; good/ very good condition.
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"An Abridgment of Ainsworth's Dictionary, English and Latin, Designed For the Use of Schools", by Thomas Morell, D.D., Carefully Corrected and Improved from the Last London Quarto Edition by John Carey, LL.D., published and Sold by Uriah Hunt, Philadelphia, 1825.
Contains two parts: English - Latin and Latin - English.
Robert Ainsworth (September 1660 - April 1743) was an English Latin lexicographer, and author of a well-known compendious Dictionary of the Latin Tongue. In 1736, after about twenty years' labor, Ainsworth published his major work, with a dedication to Richard Mead, and a preface explaining his reasons for undertaking it. Improved editions by Samuel Patrick, John Ward, William Young of Gillingham, Isaac Kimber (editing 1751) and Thomas Morell successively appeared; Ward and Young's (1752) in folio, the others in quarto. Nathaniel Thomas's version was from 1758. John Carey's (1816) was a later version.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ---------- $8.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) --- $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ---- $37.50
Condition Report: Rebound, hard boards, leather spine with 4 raised bands, 5.1/2” x 8.1/2”; vintage library stamp on the title page and the first page; 1028 pages, some corner wear, the last text page and the blank page show edge wear [see photo]; good/ very good condition.
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