Webster, NoahABAA
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1809réf. 50149New York: published by subscription.and sold at the Theological and Classical Bookstore of Williams and Whiting.J. Seymour printer 1809. First edition 8vo pp. 23 1; without a title page as issued; original blue printed wrappers; one short tear and a small piece missing from the corner of the front wrapper; all else very good. "In 1808 Webster and Judge Thomas Dawes of Boston one of his wife's brothers-in-law discussed religion in their correspondence. Webster on December 20 1808 wrote a detailed letter summarizing his religious experiences and beliefs; Dawes acknowledged it on February 6 1809 expressing rather liberal views and on February 23 Webster wrote a long answer which became the present text.The compiler believes this printing to have been the first separate edition" Skeel. It was also published in the Panoplist and the Missionary Magazine United edited by Jedidiah Morse. The verso of the front wrapper and both sides of the back wrapper contain a brief summary of the firm Williams & Whiting and publisher's advertisements. Skeel 706. published by subscription...and sold at the Theological and Classical Bookstore of Williams and Whiting...J. Seymour, printer unknown books
1803réf. 43744New Haven: Joel Walter 1803. A new edition "improved and enlarged" 12mo pp. iv 2 137; disbound remnants of calf spine still present; last leaf detached but present; pages quite browned and frayed along edges else mostly very good and sound. Skeel 683: "Of the original contents No. VI 'The Grace of God in Dollars' and the Conclusion have been omitted.The essays from p. 75 to the end are new under the heading 'Additional Numbers Written and First Published in 1803.' Joel Walter unknown books
1815réf. 43750New-York: E. Duyckinck 1815. Small 12mo pp. 108; disbound; pages uniformly browned some dampstaining throughout else very good and sound. Skeel 692. E. Duyckinck unknown books
1799réf. 43749N.p.: Printed for and sold by the book-sellers 1799. Small 12mo pp. vi 72; disbound; mostly fine. Evans 36688; Skeel 678. Printed for, and sold by the book-sellers unknown books
1802réf. 43743Philadelphia: Joseph Charless 1802. 12mo pp. 80; disbound with remnants of sheep spine; edges frayed tear to F5 affecting text without loss of meaning else very good and sound. Skeel 682. Joseph Charless unknown books
1929réf. 44406Cleveland: Commercial Bookbinding Co. 1929. Miniature book approx. 51 x 38 mm. pp. 799; original grey limp embossed cloth all edges red gilt original silver paper slipcase box; binding a bit loose else very good and sound. On title page: "Employing Bookbinders of America. 10th Annual Convention." Western Reserve and Virginia only in OCLC as of January 2014. [Commercial Bookbinding Co.] unknown books
1851réf. 44461New York: Huntington & Savage and Mason & Law 1851. Square 12mo pp. viii 9-320; text in triple column within wavy single-line border; original full calf maroon gilt-lettered morocco spine label; scuffing front joint cracked pages a bit browned else textblock about fine. At head of title: "Containing 10000 more words than Walker's Dictionary". Adverts printed on pp. i-ii. Vancil p. 262. Huntington & Savage, and Mason & Law unknown books
1848réf. 44550Springfield: George and Charles Merriam 1848. First edition of the first Merriam-Webster dictionary; thick 4to pp. lxxxiv 1367; engraved frontispiece portrait after Samuel F.B. Morse; full original sheep black morocco spine label mostly perished; the whole quite scuffed and rubbed preliminaries foxed modern 1950s manuscript list of birthdays on rear endpapers; texblock very good and sound. Contemporary ownership inscriptions of Mrs. H. Booth on front free endpaper and frontispiece verso. Vancil p. 262. George and Charles Merriam unknown books
1998réf. 44496New York: Random House 1998. 16mo pp. vi 376; lexicon in double column; wrappers in blue plastic dust jacket from the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum; small dampstain on top textblock fore-edge else fine. Signed by George H. W. and Barbara Bush with short note printed on the former president's office letterhead: "President Bush was happy to sign the enclosed item for your auction. It comes with his best wishes for a successful event. Random House unknown books
1839réf. 44554New Haven 1839. 12mo 12pp. stitched as issued; some light spotting along the gutter edge but generally fine. Skeel 763 showing this to be the same text as that printed in broadside form in 1836 with slight changes. See also Skeel 762: "An essay discussing orthography and pronunciation and the books which record and teach them with particular reference to Webster's series of books. This is followed by a testimonial subscribed by thirty-one senators and severity-three representatives . The compiler believes the introductory matter and connective notes were written by Webster. In this pamphlet version the names are not given individually. From this point the text and recommendations are partly the same partly new the latest date being January 1839. unknown books
1848réf. 44590Springfield: George and Charles Merriam 1848. First edition of the first Merriam-Webster dictionary; thick 4to pp. lxxxiv 1367; engraved frontispiece portrait after Samuel F.B. Morse; full original sheep lacking spine label; the whole quite scuffed and rubbed preliminaries foxed with one soil spot; previous ownership signature on front flyleaf has been neatly cut out; texblock very good and sound. Vancil p. 262. George and Charles Merriam unknown books
1970réf. 39628Cleveland: World Publishing Company 1970. Large thick 4to pp. xiv 2129 160 8 leaves of color maps some double page; pictorial endpapers text illustrations throughout; original olive cloth gilt lettering blue and gilt decorative boarders all edges speckled; in tan white and blue printed dust jacket; a bit rubbed a few shallow tears along jacket edges else a fine copy. World Publishing Company unknown books
1936réf. 39633Cleveland: World Syndicate Publishing Company 1936. 2 volumes large 4to pp. lvi 968 969-2024 8 leaves of color maps; engraved portrait frontispiece of Webster in volume 1 text illustrations throughout; original tan embossed cloth red and black-stamped spine labels all edges red; some shelf wear edges and corners a bit rubbed; pages uniformly toned; an attractive set. "This dictionary is not published by the original publishers of Webster's Dictionary or by their successors" - at head of title pages. World Syndicate Publishing Company unknown books
1836réf. 39574Sandbornton N.H.: Charles Lane 1836. Small 8vo pp. 144; wood-engraved illustrations throughout; contemporary brown paper-backed blue boards some water stains shelf wear wooden boards exposed in various places 1/4-inch loss at spine head hinges weak; foxing pages uniformly toned; interior in over all good condition. 1817 copyright application printed on t.p. verso. Skeel 256a. Charles Lane unknown books
1853réf. 39607Springfield Mass: George and Charles Merriam 1853. Large thick 4to pp. lxxxiv1366 1; full contemporary calf black morocco gilt spine label half of which is missing pink printed endpapers; front board detached crude tape repair perished considerable shelf wear leather badly scuffed edges rubbed and bumped exposing boards 1/2-inch losses to top and bottom of spine; contemporary bookseller's rubber stamp on front free endpaper occasional foxing text block mostly fine. George and Charles Merriam unknown books
1836réf. 34112New Haven 1836. 8vo 8pp. stitched as issued with 2 small corrections in the text in the hand of Noah Webster in red pencil and in ink as usual; fine copy. Skeel 751: "This pamphlet was printed but not published copies being given to each of Webster's children and grandchildren for the purpose of preserving the history of the family . and to correct an error in Dr. Trumbull's History of Connecticut." Surprisingly it is only the 11th printed genealogy of an American family. unknown books
1832réf. 34082London: published by Black Young and Young foreign booksellers to the King 1832. First English edition used by Webster as a template for his 1841 octavo "reprinted by E.H. Barker Esq. of Thetford Norfolk from a copy communicated by the author and containing many manuscript corrections and additions: with an appendix by the editor"; 2 volumes 4to; pp. viii i-civ plus unpaginated lexicon in triple column; 2 and unpaginated lexicon; the publisher's advertisements noted by Skeel have not been preserved in this copy. A good sound copy in mid-19th-century half calf over marbled boards rubbed and scuffed top of one spine with small chip; good and sound. One of the scarcest of the early editions of Webster. Of note is the inclusion of Joseph Worcester's "Synopsis of Words pronounced by different Orthoepists" extracted from the American edition of 1829 which was edited by Worcester and published prior to the rift that developed between the two lexicographers. As to the text of the lexicon itself Skeel notes that it "was reworked by the English editor and was not merely a reprinting." Vancil p. 260; Skeel 589A. published by Black, Young, and Young, foreign booksellers to the King unknown books
1967réf. 19488New York: Frederick A. Praeger 1967. First edition 8vo pp. vii 1 184; 4 full-page illustrations included in pagination; jacket a little soiled and abraided else very good. Essays by Webster on the United States mostly political but some on cultural nationalism. Frederick A. Praeger unknown books
1848réf. 31188Springfield: George & Charles Merriam 1848. First edition of the first Merriam-Webster dictionary; thick 4to pp. lxxxiv 1367; engraved frontispiece portrait after Samuel F. B. Morse slightly offset onto title page; full original sheep gilt lettered direct on spine; some rubbing and wear but sound. George & Charles Merriam unknown books
réf. 155648vo pp. 96-104 offprint loose as issued in orig. blue printed wraps. "A private letter on political matters" Skeel. Enclosed in loose boards showing this copy to be that of Emily E.F. Skeel with her bookplate; thence ex-N.Y.P.L. Two other pamphlets listed on the N.Y.P.L. accession slip are not present. unknown books
1806réf. 31181New Haven: from Sidney's Press for Increase Cooke 1806. Second edition 12mo pp. 224 2 table of contents; contemporary 1/4 sheep and drab paper-covered boards rubbed and worn at extremes but tight and firm text browning throughout with some spotting overall a good sound copy. The volume is divided into eight sections numbered 14 to 21 and continues the historical geographical agricultural and political discussions begun in volume I first published in 1802. The second edition of vol. II adds the text of Washington's Farewell Address. Josiah Meigs president of the University of Georgia praised both volumes in 1804 in a letter to his friend Webster: "I am much pleased with your manner of describing our North America. You have risen from the briars and brambles of detail and given us a luminous and comprehensive view of a WHOLE. I shall use my influence to introduce it into our schools. ." Skeel 545 see also Skeel 544. from Sidney's Press for Increase Cooke unknown books
1913réf. 584New York: privately printed 1912 1913. First edition 8vo 2 volumes; presentation copy "from the daughter of Emily Ellsworth Fowler Ford i.e. the editor Emily E.F. Skeel Xmas 1913" to name erased. A note on the verso of each title reads "Printed by Kathleen Gordon Ford Turle Rosalie Greenleaf Ford Barr Grace Kidder Ford Williams Emily Ellsworth Ford Skeel Worthington Chauncey Ford Roswell Skeel Jr." A printer's imprint at the end of each volume shows that the book was printed in Glasgow by Robert Maclehose & Co. The work contains seven first printings of certain Webster materials mostly extracts letters and memoranda -- see Skeel 766. With two frontispiece portraits browned from acidic tissue and 7 plates; extremities lightly rubbed and with some slight chipping spines soiled else a good sound set in original blue cloth. privately printed, 1912 unknown books
1871réf. 26931Tokyo: Binsei Kyosho 1871. Fukurotoji 7.25" x 4.75" 27 leaves; original blue wrappers printed paper label on upper cover; some wear dampstain entering text at bottom margins but generally good or better and preserving the original printed fukuro paper sheath. Spelling book in English with a Japanese translation by Yôyû Shisui. Osaka Joshi Daigaiku Library Selected Catalogue of Dutch and English Studies B-5. NYPL only in OCLC. [Binsei Kyosho] unknown books
1876réf. 16051Brooklyn: privately printed 1876. Folio 15 leaves printed on the rectos only engraved frontispiece portrait of the lexicographer after the painting by Samuel F.B. Morse engraved title-page of A Dictionary of the English Language with a vignette showing Webster at work in his library note: these two engravings are not in all copies of the Genealogy; 5 vignette illustrations of fables taken from early American editions of Webster's Spellers; original plain gray paper wrappers some splitting along top edge and spine but generally very good. The first book by the eleven-year-old great-grandson of Noah Webster which he printed himself at his home in Brooklyn in an edition of 250 copies. The original edition of the Genealogy published by Webster himself in octavo format and without illustrations appeared in 1836. BAL 6140; Skeel 752. privately printed unknown books
1839réf. 9583New Haven 1839. 12mo 12pp. stitched as issued; some light spotting along the gutter edge but generally fine. Skeel 763 showing this to be the same text as that printed in broadside form in 1836 with slight changes. See also Skeel 762: "An essay discussing orthography and pronunciation and the books which record and teach them with particular reference to Webster's series of books. This is followed by a testimonial subscribed by thirty-one senators and severity-three representatives . The compiler believes the introductory matter and connective notes were written by Webster. In this pamphlet version the names are not given individually. From this point the text and recommendations are partly the same partly new the latest date being January 1839. unknown books
