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réf. 3337861784.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1794réf. 61022Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1794. 12mo pp. 252; front cover perished back cover loosening; textblock a bit toned and lightly dampstained but textually complete. Webster's Reader was first published in 1785. After but two editions the title was changed to An American Selection Phila. 1787. Other 18th-century printings appeared in Albany Hartford Newport Boston and New York. Skeel notes: After this edition Hudson and Goodwin dropped "Connecticut" in their title but continued the numbering. They also discontinued dating their printings which makes placement difficult." Skeel 468; Evans 28039. Hudson & Goodwin unknown
réf. CA00AA-00267G. and C. Merriam & Co. Collectible - Acceptable. Springfield MA: G. and C. Merriam & Co. 1884. Subscription Edition. Later edition. 4to. lxxii1893pp. Illus. Fair book. About half of spine cover missing. Boards detached. dictionaries Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. G. and C. Merriam & Co. hardcover
réf. 1360210806.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1838réf. 054932New York: N. & J. White 1838. Fifteenth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good -/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1011pp.2½"thick; HB rebound! rebound in 1889&1938 lt.brwn.w/blk.&gilt; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; some scuff PON in giltbttm.spine; PONsendpapers; foxing throughout but easily readable; one of ft.endpapers torn away. Title continues: "Abridged from the Quarto editon of the author: to which are added a synopsis of words differently pronounced by different Orthoëpists; and Walker's Key to the classical pronunciation of Greek Latin and Scripture proper names. N. & J. White hardcover
réf. MA09C-04358G. and C. Merriam. Used - Good. Springfield MA: G. and C. Merriam 1851. Revised and Enlarged edition. Sm 4to Leather Bound. 1367pp. Good book. Heavy edgewear. Pages age toned. Slightly dampstained. Penciled gifter's inscription to the second front free endpaper. Penciled owner's name and taped newspaper clipping to the third front endpaper. With typical period foxing throughout. reference linguistics Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. G. and C. Merriam hardcover
réf. 0222QKH1SP1Hardcover. Good. Springfield Mass:: George and Charles Merriam. 1850. Good on the outside very good inside. Full calf. Thick 4to pp. lxxxiv 1367 pp. JULIA S. HERRICK's name on front blank; no other reader remainder or ex-library marks. A few wonderful prizes laid-in as pictured. A yeast ad a fern and a combination for a safe . Some foxing edgewear. Still well bound. Marbled endpapers. hardcover
réf. MA03C-03131George and Charles Merriam. Collectible - Acceptable. Springfield MA: George and Charles Merriam 1861. Revised and Enlarged edition. Sm 4to Leather Bound. 1512pp. B/W illustrations. Fair book. Heavy edgewear. 1/4 of backstrip chipped away. Pages age toned. Front hinge cracked. Page xli detached but present. Slightly dampstained. Short gifter's inscription and stamp on second blank. reference dictionaries Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. George and Charles Merriam hardcover
réf. CA07B-00015George and Charles Merriam. Collectible - Acceptable. Springfield MA: George and Charles Merriam 1853. Sm 4to.lxxxiv1366pp. Frontis. Fair book. Spine ends chipped crown missing. Front joint cracked. Owner's name on front free endpage and flyleaf. Some corners creased. Pages aged. dictionary Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. George and Charles Merriam unknown
1797réf. 281358Printed at Boston : by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews 1797. Thomas and Andrews' ninth edition. With many corrections and improvements by the author. Softcover. Poor copy wear and tear as with age. Boards damaged. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; vi 1 8-240 p. : 1 port. ; 18 cm. 12mo. Subjects; Webster Noah -- 1758-1843 -- Portraits. Elocution. Printed at Boston, : by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews paperback
1828réf. 140938425New York: S. Converse Printed by Hezekiah Howe New Haven 1828. First Edition. Very Good. First edition first printing. Complete in two volumes. Contemporary mottled calf with black morocco spine labels lettered in gilt with the "Additions and Corrections" leaf bound at the end of Volume II; November 28 Advertisement absent as is nearly always the case. Engraved frontis provided in sympathetic facsimile lacking tissue guard. Internally Very Good with offsetting and several instances of penciled marginalia. Previous owner name in light pencil on title page. One of only 2500 copies. An extremely important early declaration of American cultural identity which heralded the nation's linguistic independence from Britain inspiring the many dictionaries that to this day carry Webster's name. S. Converse, Printed by Hezekiah Howe, New Haven unknown
1797réf. 161885Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews 1797. Eleventh Edition. Leather bound. Good. A solid coy but with obvious age wear: scuffing to covers and age toning to pages. Frontis tattered at edges is detached and laid in. Lower outer corner of leaf 25/26 missing. Old dampstaining to lower edges of first few pages. Deerskin leather crudely hand-sewn over flexible boards. No title to covers. 240 pp. with a abw frontis of Webster. This copy belonged to Esther Merrifield as written beautifully on the front end paper: Esther Merrifield was born in Colrain in the month of February 13 Day 1785. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews hardcover
1842réf. 309481New Haven: Published by the Author. Sold by Crocker & Brewster Boston etc. . Printed by B.L. Hamlen 1842. Second edition first octavo edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece to vol. I by Asher Brown Durand after Samuel F.B. Morse no printer's name given. lxxvi 938; 1004 pp. 2 vols. Large 8vo 10-1/2 x 6 7/8 inches; 269 x 174 mm. Contemporary speckled sheep contrasting morocco spine labels marbled endpapers marbled edges. Covers scuffed joints worn some light spotting to text some worming to vol. I not affecting text. Morse Samuel French B. Second edition first octavo edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece to vol. I by Asher Brown Durand after Samuel F.B. Morse no printer's name given. lxxvi 938; 1004 pp. 2 vols. Large 8vo 10-1/2 x 6 7/8 inches; 269 x 174 mm. A fine copy of the rare octavo edition of Webster's unabridged dictionary the last that Webster published before his death in 1843. This is the textually best edition published in Webster's lifetime incorporating his final revisions some 5000 new definitions and a preface and introduction "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." Skeel notes that 3000 copies of this edition were printed fewer than the 5 or 6 thousand that Webster wanted but more than the 2500 of the 1828 first edition. A prospectus Skeel 585 advertised the edition at $13 sheep and $14 calf gilt. The work was in the press for over a year; a note in Webster's hand on a copy in the Connecticut State Library states "First signature of this edition impressed Oct. 22 1839. Last sheet impressed January 30 1841 15 months & days." The edition sold slowly with nearly half of the run still in sheets at the time of Webster's death. An attractive copy bearing the ownership signatures of George W. Turner dated the year he bought the mansion and farm of Elmscourt now Elms Court in Natchez Mississippi. Skeel 586; cf. Grolier American 36; cf. PMM 291; cf. Sabin 102335. Provenance: George W. Turner of Elmscourt or Elms Court Natchez Mississippi inscription in both volumes dated 1842 Published by the Author. Sold by Crocker & Brewster, Boston, [etc.] ... Printed by B.L. Hamlen unknown
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
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
1793réf. 30221Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews 1793. 239 1 pp with the portrait of Webster laid down on the inner front board. Text lightly toned binding very worn with spine chips and loosened hinges. Good. "Thomas and Andrews's Third Edition. With many Corrections and Improvements by the Author." It was originally published as the third part of Webster's Grammatical Institute of the English Language. Thomas and Andrews published sixteen 18th century printings of this work beginning in 1790. Evans 26443. Skeel 463. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews unknown
1836réf. 1209240028N. and J. White 1836. 15th. Hardcover. Acceptable. Fair. 15 ed. N. and J. White 1836. Hardcover. Frank Crysler's signature on title page Oneida NY 1903. Both boards detached. Spine leather missing. Internally clean and unmarked. Suitable for rebinding. Minor chipping to end pages. Ships daily. N. and J. White hardcover
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
1807réf. 10091716mo leather spine with blue paper covered boards 240 pp .Lacks endpapers binding worn and somewhat stained hinges tender but in tact foxing and staining throughout; good overall. Noah Webster 1758-1843 introduced his spelling books in 1783 and they would become the basic school book for children in early 19th century America. Revised many times by Webster it would teach generations of Americans how to read and spell. This work which is from the press of Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer Andrews was from another series and designed to improve the minds of young people. It was also published in many editions. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews,
1845réf. 001538New York: Harper 1845 Early edition abridged from the Quarto edition with the addition of a synopsis of words and Walker's key to the classical pronunciation of Greek Latin and Scripture proper names. This dictionary from the family of Claude R Wickard Franklin D Roosevelt's Secretary of Agriculture with the signatures of a John E Wickard of Battleground IN Dec 4 1876 and Andrew J Wickard 1853. Book is bound in period calf treated with leather cleaner/preservative. It has four raised bands bordered with gilt and a red leather spine label with gilt titles. Lower spine with two large chips damp stain first and last several pages and some foxing. Harper hardcover
1858réf. 17837Springfield MA: George and Charles Merriam. Very Good. 1858. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Bound in full leather. Rubbed at the eges. Spine is darkened. ; Thick Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 1376 pages . George and Charles Merriam hardcover
1852réf. 027258Springfield MA: George And Charles Merriam 1852. Revised and Enlarged Edition . Full Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 4to. 1366 pages; Full leather covers are rubbed worn and a little stained; Black spine label is very rubbed and cracked though gilt lettering remains fairly clear; Inked gift inscription at top of front free end page and inked notation on following blank page; Offsetting from frontispiece with darkened portion of title page and affecting next two pages of text; Scattered offsetting and some foxing and small stains; Volume remains tight complete and usable. George And Charles Merriam hardcover
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
1828réf. 375728New York: Published by S. Converse. Printed by Hezekiah Howe-New Haven 1828. First edition. Engraved frontispiece portrait. 962 ff. signed: A B-K including I and J1-113 in 4s 114 in 2; π2 first leaf is a blank 1-115 in 4s 116 in 2. 2 vols. Large thick 4to. Half-bound tan calf and marbled paper boards stamped in gilt on spines; front and rear boards rubbed at centers with light overall shelf wear to edges; exterior spines cracked along edges and split at top rear of vol. 1 and bottom front of vol. 2; tissue guard at frontispiece foxed with some transfer to facing pages; interiors otherwise clean. First edition. Engraved frontispiece portrait. 962 ff. signed: A B-K including I and J1-113 in 4s 114 in 2; π2 first leaf is a blank 1-115 in 4s 116 in 2. 2 vols. Large thick 4to. Webster's landmark achievement the most important American dictionary of prime importance as an early effort toward mass education eventually placing correct spelling and usage at the fingertips of the ordinary American citizen. This two-volume quarto unabridged dictionary represents the culmination of Webster's indefatigable dedication to providing his country with its first comprehensive modern dictionary. "Webster set a new standard for etymological investigation and for accuracy of definition 'a born definer of words' - Sir James Murray and included 70000 words as against the 58000 of any previous dictionary. The edition was 2500 copies and the price $20.00" Carpenter. "Webster was an ardent nationalist and he wanted to stress the political separation from England by the cultivation of a separate American language" PMM. Skeel 583; Grolier American 100 #36; PMM 291; Sabin 102335 Published by S. Converse. Printed by Hezekiah Howe-New Haven unknown books
1828réf. 140938425New York: S. Converse Printed by Hezekiah Howe New Haven 1828. First Edition. Very Good. First edition first printing. Complete in two volumes. Contemporary mottled calf with black morocco spine labels lettered in gilt with the "Additions and Corrections" leaf bound at the end of Volume II; November 28 Advertisement absent as is nearly always the case. Engraved frontis provided in sympathetic facsimile lacking tissue guard. Internally Very Good with offsetting and several instances of penciled marginalia. Previous owner name in light pencil on title page. One of only 2500 copies. An extremely important early declaration of American cultural identity which heralded the nation's linguistic independence from Britain inspiring the many dictionaries that to this day carry Webster's name. S. Converse, Printed by Hezekiah Howe, New Haven unknown books
