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 and introductory dissertation on the origin, history, and connection of the languages . Revised and enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich

Webster, Noah

Published by George and Charles Merriam, Springfield, 1848

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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. Seller Inventory # 44590

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Title: An American dictionary of the English ...

Publisher: George and Charles Merriam, Springfield

Publication Date: 1848

Edition: 1st Edition