Lot 196 — AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE, Noah Webster, 1852, leather, lexicography, American linguistics
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Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language: Containing The Whole Vocabulary of the First Edition in Two Volumes Quarto; The Entire Corrections and Improvements of the Second Edition in Two Volumes Royal Octavo; To Which Is Prefixed, An Introductory Dissertation 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. Revised and Enlarged, By Chauncey A. Goodrich. George and Charles Merriam, Springfield, Mass., 1852.
Binding heavily damaged: spine significantly chipped, rubbed, and with losses at head and tail. Front cover detached, rear board very loose. Covers rubbed with heavy edge wear.