Charles RichardsonBiblio.com
Charles RichardsonBiblio.com
A New Dictionary of the English Language
18361006J6London: William Pickering 1836. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 11" by 9" . None. An impressive first edition of Charles Richardson's dictionary with a signed letter from the author to Lord Viscount Strangford. An excellent first edition of lexicographer Charles Richardson's New Dictionary. Bound in contemporary full calf. Richardson first published a critical examination of Johnson's dictionary in 1815. He followed this with his own dictionary the early part of which appeared in the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana a collaborative project overseen by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The prospectus for A New Dictionary appeared in 1834 followed by the book in parts published by subscription by William Pickering over a two year period.This copy with a tipped-in hand-written letter addressed to Percy Smythe 6th Viscount Strangford from the author dated March 16th 1836.In his letter Richardson thanks the Lord Viscount for his patronage; both for subscribing to the book personally and reccomending the New Dictionary to the libraries of the Carlton Club and House of Lords. He politely requests the Viscount's permission to mention his endorsement in further letters to the Duke of Wellington the Marquess of Cambden and Chancellors of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.Viscount Strangford was known for his literary tastes as well as for his decorated career as a diplomat and ambassador to multiple major European courts. Two volumes bound in full contemporary calf. Externally smart. With notable marks to all boards. Rubbing to extremities resulting in loss of leather at corners. Joints strained; front joint of second volume significantly so. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. The odd handling mark throughout. Mild age toning. Dusting to fore edge. A signed letter by the author tipped-in after the title page of volume one. Very Good William Pickering hardcover
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