A POLITICAL DICTIONARY: EXPLAINING THE TRUE MEANING OF WORDS
Pigott, Charles
From David M. Lesser, ABAA, Woodbridge, CT, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 20 October 1997
From David M. Lesser, ABAA, Woodbridge, CT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 20 October 1997
About this Item
Contemporary calf, with gilt spine rules and gilt-lettered red morocco spine label [binding lightly worn]. 198pp. Scattered spotting to last twenty pages. Else Very Good. Contemporary signature of F.G. Stiles, and bookplate of renowned Americanist Michael Zinman. "A satire directed principally against the English government" [NAIP]. But it held obvious interest to Americans, who had recently completed their revolution against the British tyranny described here. The definitions run from A to Y. 'Absurdity,' the first word in the dictionary, is explained with reference to Mr. Pitt's policies. A church is defined as "A patent for hypocrisy; the refuge of sloth, ignorance and superstition." Habeas Corpus was "hitherto considered the palladium of British liberty, but now by an act of Parliament, suspended." The first edition issued from London in 1795. Greenleaf printed a second American edition in 1797. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Evans 31011. NAIP w028925. Seller Inventory # 39902
Bibliographic Details
Title: A POLITICAL DICTIONARY: EXPLAINING THE TRUE ...
Publisher: Thomas Greenleaf, New York
Publication Date: 1796
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
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