Webster, Noah LL. D. (Revised & Enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich). An American Dictionary of the English Language. George & Charles Merriam, 1848.

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Description: Good black leather with gilt ornamentation. Five raised bands at spine with Webster s Dictionary at second compartment. Raised gilt-decorative framing at covers. Full gilt, intricately-patterned, embossed pagination edges. 1848 date at bottom of title page below Published by George and Charles Merriam statement. Merriam gained publishing rights to Webster's in 1843 with the 1848 Goodrich revision first published in a single volume in 1848. Approximately 10 3/4 X 8 3/4 X 3 1/4 inches. Front cover detached else binding remains snug. Rub wear at edges, corners & raised bands. Foxing at tissue guard & frontis with offsetting of latter to tissue. Foxing/staining at several rear leaves. Text largely bright & unmarked with an occasional small stain. Patterned glossy end papers rubbed in slate grey, source unknown. Verso of front end paper has offsetting of a reversed inked script assumed to be from a former laid in item. Yet a sound copy overall & originally a quite handsome production. Rare. Posts at default media mail rate; priority & international to be quoted.

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Webster, Noah. 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. George and Charles Merriam, Springfield, 1848.

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Description: 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: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.

Webster, Noah. 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. George and Charles Merriam, Springfield, 1848.

Price: US$1187.50 + shipping

Description: 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.

Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.

Webster, Noah; Revised And Enlarged By Chauncey A. Goodrich; Frontispiece Portrait By Samuel F. B. Morse. 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 Of Western Asia And Weurope, With An Explanation Of The Principles On Which Languages Are Formed. Revised And Enlarged, With Pronouncing Vocabularies Of Scripture, Classical, And Geographical Names. George And Charles Merriam, Springfield, Ma, 1848.

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Condition: Very Good

Description: Lxxxiv, 1367 Pp. Full Sheep, Black Morocco Spine Label "Webster's Dictionary (Unabridged)", Marbled Endpapers.Wear, Fraying At Corners, Binding Solid, Light Browning/Foxing Throughout. Ownership Name "I. Dale", Later Name Of J. D. Nesbit Dated Dec, 8, 1878. The Earliest English Printers Created The English Common Language Through Choosing Words And Usages; To A Lesser Extent, Webster/Merriam Created The American Usage Of The English Language .

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Webster, Noah. 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. George & Charles Merriam, Springfield, 1848.

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Description: 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.

Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.