Webster NoahABAA
6 938 résultats
184844590Springfield: George and Charles Merriam 1848. 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. <br/><br/> George and Charles Merriam unknown books
184831188Springfield: George & Charles Merriam 1848. First edition of the first Merriam-Webster dictionary; thick 4to pp. lxxxiv 1367; engraved frontis portrait after Samuel F.B. Morse slightly offset onto title-p.; full original sheep gilt lettered direct on spine; some rubbing and wear but sound. <br/><br/> George & Charles Merriam unknown books
183945577New York: White & Sheffield 1839. Stereotyped edition 8vo pp. xxxiii 1 1011; worn and rubbed hinges cracked but still sound; full contemporary calf maroon morocco label on spine. Skeel 624a. A late edition of the Worcester abridgement. <br/><br/> White & Sheffield unknown books
17951336053Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews 1795. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. small 8vo. 239 pages; G; newly rebound in 1/4 brown leather black label on spine with gilt lettering gray cloth boards; pages have moderate wear including foxing slight waviness; small bookworm mark to lower rear corner of text block; small closed tear on title page repaired with tape; shelved in case 8 1/2. 1336053. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews hardcover books
179830297Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1798. Contemporary quarter sheep and paper over boards binding quite worn. 240pp. Toned. With the contemporary ownership signature of Elisa Gridley. Good.<br/>Evans 34975. Skeel 484. Hudson & Goodwin unknown books
179330221Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews 1793. 239 1 pp with the portrait of Webster laid down on the inner front board. Text lightly toned binding very worn with spine chips and loosened hinges. Good. <br/><br/> "Thomas and Andrews's Third Edition. With many Corrections and Improvements by the Author." It was originally published as the third part of Webster's Grammatical Institute of the English Language. Thomas and Andrews published sixteen 18th century printings of this work beginning in 1790.<br/>Evans 26443. Skeel 463. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews unknown books
1802234476New York: G. & R. Waite 1802. hardcover. good. 261pp. 1 page table of contents. 16mo contemporary 1/2 calf last blank page creased spine and boards worn boards lightly soiled light foxing throughout title page chipped in margin first two blank pages soiled and chipped endpapers dampstained. New York: Printed by G. & R. Waite for N. Judah 1802.<br/><br/> Shaw and Shoemaker 3514<br/><br/> G. & R. Waite unknown books
180420253Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 1804. Boards. Good. iii-vi 7-240 pages. 12mo. 4 x 7 1/4 inches. Half-sheep and original drab paper boards; lower right front board chipped away; upper right tip worn; spine rubbed; contemporary ownership inscription to title page; lacking free endpapers; leaves browned throughout; a generally sound copy. Last leaf with tear into text no loss of meaning. Boards. Self-styled "Fifteenth edition" with corrections and improvements. First published 1787. "Contents" page at 240. Apparently this book was issued without the usual frontispiece: Cf. Skeel p. 184. However the pagination with the fourth preliminary page numbered vi is the same as those editions which include the frontispiece. Webster's reader was a constant feature of the American educational landscape during the early 19th century. Many editions. Most copies like the present example are found well-thumbed. <br/><br/>Literature:<br/>Skeel & Carpenter A Bibliography of the Writings of Noah Webster 1958. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews.. unknown books
188756411Brooklyn NY: Paul Leicester Ford 1887. 8vo pp. 41 1; original drab gray wrappers; near fine. One of Paul Leicester Ford's Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States edited and with a short introduction by him. "Reprinted from Webster's own copy of the pamphlet and the footnotes in brackets show his corrections and additions." BAL 6153. <br/><br/> Paul Leicester Ford unknown books
1831WRCLIT44380New Haven: Published and sold by Hezekiah Howe et al. 1831. 180pp. 12mo. Contemporary tree calf gilt crimson label. Scattered foxing and discolorations boards a bit bowed corner torn from rear blank free endsheet but a good copy the binding well-preserved. Revised edition of the work first published in 1807 as Webster's PHILOSOPHICAL AND PRACTICAL GRAMMAR. Its initial reception was tepid but with this revised edition Webster's GRAMMAR began to see wider academic adoption. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 10587. Published and sold by Hezekiah Howe, et al. hardcover books
17933069Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin 1793. First edition. Bound to style in modern quarter calf over marbled boards with morocco label to spine. Light scattered foxing largely concentrated at the preliminaries. Small tear to the blank inner corner of A2. Contemporary inscription to the footer of title page: "Sold in London by Chas. Delly price 1/6." Charles Delly a UK printer and bookseller active in the 1780s was clearly importing American titles to sell in his shop. Collates complete 5 6-56. An important and scarce work the only other copy to appear at auction came up disbound at Swann in 1982.<br/><br/>Best known as the lexicographer responsible for his American Dictionary of the English Language Noah Webster has been called "the father of American scholarship and education" Mason. He was also a committed abolitionist helping to found the Connecticut Society for the Abolition of Slavery in 1791. In the present work Webster argues that "slavery in all its forms and varieties is repugnant to private interest and public happiness of man." Providing a brief historical view of slavery Webster shows that across time and place the practice of enslaving people produces the same deleterious effects. "The actual produce of a country is nearly in an exact proportion to the degree of freedom enjoyed by its inhabitants." And he uses Ireland and Connecticut as examples that illustrate "the superior productiveness of the labor of freemen who work for their own benefit." Despite these progressive views Webster's essay is also heavily marked with the systemic racism that has undercut the momentum of many American social movements; and he problematically asserts the "laziness of slaves" in America commenting that "the blacks are so remarkable for their inaction their want of fore-sight and their disinclination to improvement." Unable to imagine the rich social movements that would emerge from enslaved people's descendants Webster places the responsibility for abolition on white Americans both for economic and moral good. "If that nation is the happiest which with industry enjoys a full supply of the comforts and conveniences of life then the government and those institutions which distribute and secure." <br/><br/>ESTC W31814. Evans 26448. Hudson and Goodwin unknown books
180631181New Haven: from Sidney's Press for Increase Cooke 1806. Second edition 12mo pp. 224 2 table of contents; contemporary 1/4 sheep and drab paper-covered boards rubbed and worn at extremes but tight and firm text browning throughout with some spotting overall a good sound copy. The volume is divided into eight sections numbered 14 to 21 and continues the historical geographical agricultural and political discussions begun in volume I first published in 1802. The second edition of vol. II adds the text of Washington's Farewell Address. Josiah Meigs president of the University of Georgia praised both volumes in 1804 in a letter to his friend Webster: "I am much pleased with your manner of describing our North America. You have risen from the briars and brambles of detail and given us a luminous and comprehensive view of a WHOLE. I shall use my influence to introduce it into our schools. ." Skeel 545 see also Skeel 544. <br/><br/> from Sidney's Press for Increase Cooke hardcover books
18369580New Haven 1836. 8vo 8pp. stitched as issued with 2 small corrections in the text in the hand of Noah Webster in red pencil and in ink as usual; fine copy. Skeel 751: "This pamphlet was printed but not published copies being given to each of Webster's children and grandchildren for the purpose of preserving the history of the family . and to correct an error in Dr. Trumbull's History of Connecticut". Surprisingly it is only the 11th printed genealogy of an American family. <br/><br/> unknown books
124726Baltimore: Johns Hopkins. paperback. very good. Introductory essay by Benjamin Spector. 110pp. slim 8vo original printed wrappers; spine chipped. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press 1947. Very good.<br/><br/> Supplements to the Bulletin of the History of Medicine No. 9.original printed wrappers<br/><br/> Johns Hopkins unknown books
1802WRCAM50026New York 1802. viii22748pp. Antique-style half calf and marbled boards leather label. Two faint ink library stamps on titlepage. Very good. A scarce collection of essays by the noted lexicographer. The four essays herein included are "An Address to the President of the United States" on the subject of his administration; "An Essay on the Rights of Neutral Nations" in vindication of the principles asserted by the northern powers of Europe; "A Letter" on the value and importance of the American Commerce to Great- Britain; "A Sketch" of the history and present state of Banks and Insurance Companies in the United States. All put forward Webster's Federalist views. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 3520. HOWES W206. SABIN 102369. SKEEL 733. hardcover books
1802180701802. Webster Noah. MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS ON POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS. I. An Address to the President of the United States. II. An Essay on the Rights of Neutral Nations. III. A Letter On the Value and Importance of American Commerce to Great Britain. IV. A Sketch of the History and Present State of Banks and Insurance Companies in the United States. E. Beldon and Co. 1802. vii 228 48pp. 8vo. Half-leather over marbled paper boards marbled end pages leather spine with elaborate gold stampings upper edge gilt. The book has been neatly rebacked in leather original spine laid down closed tear on rear marbled end paper carefully mended with archival tape lower corner tip of first marbled page missing chip on rear marbled page. This book is lacking the title-page; the first blank page is present with the next page being the Preface page. Howes W203. Overall an attractive Very Good leatherbound hardcover of a scarce title hardcover books
1802505111802. Webster Noah 1758-1843. Miscellaneous Papers On Political and Commercial Subjects. I. An Address to the President of the United States On the Subject of His Administration. II. An Essay On the Rights of Neutral Nations In Vindication of the Principles Asserted by the Northern Powers of Europe. III. A Letter On the Value and Importance of the American Commerce to Great-Britain. IV. A Sketch of the History and Present State of Banks and Insurance Companies in the United States. New York: Printed by E. Belden & Co. 1802. Reprint. New York: Burt Franklin n.d. iv viii 227 48 pp. Original cloth light shelfwear internally clean. $95. Best known as a lexicographer Webster was also an ardent Federalist. unknown books
18024516Printed by E. Belden & Co 1802. First edition. 8vo. viii22838pp. of 48pp. lacking the final 5 leaves. Modern tan buckram with black spine label. Text browned and discolored but still readable. A rather poor and defective copy of a very scarce book. It contains the first printed history of banking in America the final essay which unfortunately is incomplete. Howes W203. Printed by E. Belden & Co hardcover books
198044078San Francisco: Foundation for American Christian Education 1980. Second edition large thick 4to unpaged; publisher's green cloth upper cover and spine lettered in gilt; a bit scuffed else very good and sound. Forms part of the American Christian History Education Series. <br/><br/> Foundation for American Christian Education hardcover books
1967244855New York: Praeger 1967. hardcover. good/very good-. Ed. by Homer D. Babbidge. A few Illus. 8vo red cloth d.w. chipped and lightly soiled endpapers front flyleaf and last blank page all dampstained pencil marks to some margins. New York: Praeger 1967.<br/><br/> Praeger unknown books
196719488New York: Frederick A. Praeger 1967. First edition 8vo pp. vii 1 184; 4 full-page illustrations included in pagination; jacket a little soiled and abraided else very good. Essays by Webster on the United States mostly political but some on cultural nationalism. <br/><br/> Frederick A. Praeger unknown books
199844496New York: Random House 1998. 16mo pp. vi 376; lexicon in double column; wrappers in blue plastic dust jacket from the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum; small dampstain on top textblock fore-edge else fine. Signed by George H. W. and Barbara Bush with short note printed on the former president's office letterhead: "President Bush was happy to sign the enclosed item for your auction. It comes with his best wishes for a successful event." <br/><br/> Random House unknown books
18596659New York: Published by D. Appleton & Co. 443 & 445 Broadway 1859. 17.5 x 10.5 cm. 2 168 2 pages. Illustrated. Publisher's advertisements front and rear including endpapers. Date of publication from address of publisher Appleton moved to this address from 346 & 348 Broadway in 1859 and publisher's advertisement at rear is dated 1859; note the text on the printed boards still states "346 & 348 Broadway". ~ Revised edition. A later edition of Webster's greatly influential spelling book. "In 1783 Noah Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language. It was a concise dictionary for adults and a precursor to the 1828/1829 compendium An American Dictionary of the English Language. Webster modeled his spellers and dictionaries after English imports but included American words definitions and pronunciations. He believed that Americanizing spelling grammar and pronunciation would unify the new nation. Webster revised the first speller in 1787 under the title of The American Spelling Book and included tables of pronunciations common abbreviations and reading lessons for schools at the back of the book. Webster's son William adapted this sequel for school children in 1844 shortly after his father's death. This edition was used by the majority of literate Americans well into the mid-20th century." Smithsonian Insitution online catalogue. A few pages with small dog ears; some light soiling. In publisher's black-printed blue paper-covered boards thus the popular name "blue-backs" backed in faded red cloth. Small chip to cloth in front hinge some bumping to corners otherwise very good. Skeel page 129. Published by D. Appleton & Co., 443 & 445 Broadway hardcover books
1937254783New York: Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints 1937. hardcover. very good. Ed. by Harry R. Warfel. iii 48pp. 12mo brown boards. New York: Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints 1937. Very good<br/><br/> Facsimile of the Hartford 1785 edition. " .he Webster became one of the earliest advocates of a strong federal government and in 1785 printed his views in a pamphlet called Sketches of American Policy a pamphlet which won interest of Washington and Madison." Dictionary of American Biography XIX p. 595<br/><br/> Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints unknown books
264394Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin. hardcover. A few text engravings. viii 1 10-165pp. 1 page of publisher's ads correct pagination. 16mo contemporary calf head of spine lightly worn corners worn and bumped last page chipped in margin several pages with small tears in the right margins calf rubbed light foxing to many pages. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin n.d. circa 1800.<br/><br/> The twenty-fifth Connecticut edition.<br/><br/> Hudson & Goodwin unknown books
