Webster, Noah. An American Dictionary of the English Language; Exhibiting the Origin, Orthography, Pronunciation, and Definitions of Words. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1846.

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Description: Edge and corner worn, scuffed and scratched, missing the ffep, head of the spine is split (2"), foxing, corners are bumped and rubbed, shelf worn, front and rear hinges are cracked, former owner's name is written and stamped on the inner front and rear covers, overall a nice used copy! Very very rare and hard-to-find edition! Leather bound with faded gilt lettering on the spine. 1079 informative and historical pages! "The object of this Synopsis is to exhibit, at one view, the manner in which words of doubtful, disputed, or various pronunciation, are pronounced by the most eminent english orthoepists. To these words a star is prefixed, as they occur in the Dictionary." ------ from Synopsis of Words Differently Pronounced by Different Orthoepists.

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