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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 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
1846réf. 621193New York: Harper & Brothers 1846. Hardcover. Good. Stated "revised edition with an appendix" the appendix with the copyright date of 1841. Thick octavo. xxiv 1079pp 1 ad. Full contemporary calf with a dark brown leather spine label with "Webster's Dictionary" in gilt. Boards and spine worn hinges cracked but largely sound and foxing and soiling throughout though all of the text remains perfectly legible good or better. The title page states "Abridged from the quarto edition 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." Laid in is a selection of various 19th century ephemera: An advertisement for Hood's Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla the poem "Celestial Echoes" by A.J. Swarts an advertisement for Clarence C. DePuy Printer and Designer of Fine Memorial Cards Syracuse NY and more. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1854réf. 64149Springfield: George and Charles Merriam 1854. Thick heavy quarto. Original full sheep with morocco spine labels; pink printed endpapers; lxxxiv13661pp; engraved frontispiece portrait. Text in triple column. The endpapers are printed with testimonials and adverts for Webster's works. Slight overall rubbing but no structural damage to the binding; occasional foxing within; old damp-stain with mild rippling to final three leaves; early decorative hand-colored illustration laid down to verso of front endpaper; in all a sound and attractive copy in the original binding Very Good. Later bookplate of James G. Mead to front flyleaf. George and Charles Merriam 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
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
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
1845réf. 2346357New York: Harper & Brothers 1845. Abridged. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Boards rubbed and drying with 2 inch surface chip from rear corner splits beginning along front and rear joints endpapers and a few other pages foxed ink initials on fore edge. 1845 Full-Leather. xxiii 1 1079 1 pp. 8vo. Full leather gilt rules marbled edges illustrations throughout text. A revision of Webster's monumental achievement of lexicography abridged by J.E. Worcester. A contemporary of Noah Webster Joseph Emerson Worcester was a lexicographer who also worked on Webster's Dictionary but published several dictionaries and other reference works as well. He and Webster engaged in what are now known as The Dictionary Wars in which Webster slung accusations of plagiarism while Worcester maintained that his work was his own. Includes prefaces to the 1829 and 1841 editions; guides to pronunciation; an appendix with words added since the publication of the larger work; John Walker's A Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek Latin and Scripture Proper Names; in which the words are accented and divided into syllables exactly as they ought to be pronounced according to the rules drawn from analogy and the best usage. to which are added Terminational Vocabularies of Hebrew Greek and Latin Proper Names. in which the words are arranged according to their final syllables and classed according to their accents by which the general analogy of pronunciation may be seen at one view and the accentuation of each word more easily remembered.; Rules for the Pronunciation of Scripture Proper Names.; Plan of the Octavo Dictionary with Recommendations of This and the Original Work. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1841réf. 021534New 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 spine labels marbled edges and endpapers. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait. Webster's groundbreaking dictionary was originally published in New York in 1828 in a slightly larger format. Laid in is the Preface to the Revised Edition of 1847. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 291: "Webster was an ardent nationalist and he wanted to stress the political separation from Britain by the cultivation of a separate American language. Under the influence of his friend Benjamin Franklin he turned his attention to 'a reformed mode of spelling' and although he rejected the radical phonetic innovations proposed by Franklin he went far enough to give many printed American words a distinctive appearance." Published by the author hardcover books
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 books
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 books
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, books
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 books
réf. 1013434560.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 1385810246.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1957réf. 883081957. Faber & Faber. London. 1957. DW. First edition. 4to. Endpapers browned and lightly foxed ownership inscription otherwise a very clean and fresh copy in slightly worn wrapper that is rubbed to spine and lacks portion to head of spine. unknown
1956réf. SBH9030Dust jacket is price-clipped in a protective cover and has minor chips on edges with more wear on spine ends. Front is clean but back has smudges from use. Book covers are very clean with minor bumping on the corners and light wear a the top of spine. Pages are very clean with no marking noted except for an owner name top of the FFEP. Doubleday & Co. hardcover
1955réf. 109869Garden City:: Doubleday & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. Paperback. A Doubleday Anchor Original mass market paperback. Age darkened along the spine else very good in illustrated wraps. Cover illustration by Edward Gorey. . 1955. Doubleday & Company, paperback books
2000réf. Q-0486413748Dover Publications 2000-09-08. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Dover Publications paperback
1993réf. 264275PN. New. 1993. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
réf. 1140726315.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 137935384X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1888réf. 712411888. Brooklyn NY: s.n. 1888. 55 pp. Brooklyn NY: s.n. 1888. 55 pp. Noah Webster Promotes Ratification of the US Constitution Webster Noah 1758-1843. Ford Paul Leicester 1865-1902 Editor. An Examination Into the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution Proposed by the Late Convention Held at Philadelphia: With Answers to the Principal Objections That Have Been Raised Against the System. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Pritchard & Hall 1787. Reprint. Brooklyn NY: s.n. 1888. 55 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain paper wrappers untrimmed fore and bottom-edges. A few finger smudges some wear to spine ends front wrapper re-attached with archival tape small tear to fore-edge of front wrapper light toning to interior several uncut signatures. $150. Only edition. "Written by Noah Webster. This is reprinted from his own copy of the pamphlet and the foot notes in brackets show his corrections and additions" editor's note. unknown
1888réf. 712401888. Brooklyn NY: s.n. 1888. 55 pp. Brooklyn NY: s.n. 1888. 55 pp. Noah Webster Promotes Ratification of the US Constitution Webster Noah 1758-1843. Ford Paul Leicester 1865-1902 Editor. An Examination Into the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution Proposed by the Late Convention Held at Philadelphia: With Answers to the Principal Objections That Have Been Raised Against the System. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Pritchard & Hall 1787. Reprint. Brooklyn NY: s.n. 1888. 55 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain paper wrappers untrimmed fore and bottom-edges. Some wear to spine ends light toning to interior. $150. Only edition. "Written by Noah Webster. This is reprinted from his own copy of the pamphlet and the foot notes in brackets show his corrections and additions" editor's note. unknown
1888réf. 712411888. Brooklyn NY: s.n. 1888. 55 pp. Brooklyn NY: s.n. 1888. 55 pp. Noah Webster Promotes Ratification of the US Constitution Webster Noah 1758-1843. Ford Paul Leicester 1865-1902 Editor. An Examination Into the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution Proposed by the Late Convention Held at Philadelphia: With Answers to the Principal Objections That Have Been Raised Against the System. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Pritchard & Hall 1787. Reprint. Brooklyn NY: s.n. 1888. 55 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain paper wrappers untrimmed fore and bottom-edges. A few finger smudges some wear to spine ends front wrapper re-attached with archival tape small tear to fore-edge of front wrapper light toning to interior several uncut signatures. $150. Only edition. "Written by Noah Webster. This is reprinted from his own copy of the pamphlet and the foot notes in brackets show his corrections and additions" editor's note. unknown books
