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18489239<p>First Merriam-Webster edition. Full worn calf with an acetate jacket tapped to boards by a previous owner. Marbled endpapers. Wear to head of spine with the minor remnants of a label to spine see images. Contents are clean with no previous owners' names or other defacements.</p><p>8.25 x 3.5 x 10.5 in 21 x 9 x 27 cm</p> George and Charles Merriam hardcover
1839mon0003679004White & Sheffield 1839T. leather_bound. Acceptable. . 1841 printing revised edition. top board is detached spine is partially detached leather shows heavy erosion. pages tanned and foxed some minor writing and marks. White & Sheffield hardcover
1839mon0003773306White & Sheffield 1839T. leather_bound. Acceptable. . 1842 printing revised edition. full leather cover shows moderate wear and rubbing erosion at the corners. title page detached and chipped. pages are lightly tanned and foxed. White & Sheffield hardcover
18813685<p>1881 hardcover as pictured. An excellent reference of mid-late 19th century English language usage and definitions. This is a revised edtion edited by Chauncey Goodrich and Noah Porter. It has been rebound at some point. Binding is firm. Red faux leather cloth boards with gold stamping are worn at edges and hinges. Paint splatters on spine. Linen reinforced hinges. Owner's name dated 1880 on half title. Frontispiece portrait of Webster. Frontispiece and title page of Websters original dictionary are heavily foxed. Text is age tanned but appears unmarked. 31 of the final pages show edge wear and have been reinforced with tape. One page with tear. No dust jacket. Price includes extra mailing charges due to weight. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR</p> G & C Merriam hardcover
1894111111114335Donohue & Henneberry 1894. Hardcover. Good. Donohue & Henneberry; Chicago 1894. Hardcover. Revised and Enlarged Edition. A Good dark brown binding with blind stamped lettering on front board rubbed gilt lettering on spine binding shaky cracked front hinge with a couple of prelims being loose handling/scuffing to boards 2-inch split bottom front joint few abrasions/open tears to front and rear joint buckram wear to exposed board corners marbled text block edges age toned text block bit of scattered foxing to front/back matters spine buckram pulling away from backing material small moisture stain top rear pastedown edge and top edge of few pages in rear rubbing along board edges without Dust wrapper. 4toquarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches 1281pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. Donohue & Henneberry hardcover
1853110682Springfield MA: George and Charles Merriam 1853 Book. Fair to Good Only. Leather. Revised Edition. An early Webster dictionary published by Merriam. This edition contains the entire vocabulary of the original two-volume quarto first edition with corrections and improvements from the second edition. It includes etymologies spellings pronunciations and definitions of English words. It features a frontispiece portrait of Noah Webster. Large leatherbound. Moderate to heavy age/use wear including age toning soils dampstains wear to leather edges and exterior rub marks. 1367 pages. George and Charles Merriam hardcover
1868111032179SPRINGFIELD MASS.: PUBLISHED BY G. & C. MERRIAM 1868. Book. Good Book. Leather Bound. Revised and Enlarged. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. THOROUGHLY REVISED AND GREATLY ENLARGED AND IMPROVED BY CHAUNCEY A. GOODRICH AND NOAH PORTER. Full leather with two black swatches on the spine a gilt title five raised bands and marbled edges. Secure binding with a few lighter surface gouges to the aged leather and a couple of small stains. About 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 with 1768 pages. Illustrated. PUBLISHED BY G. & C. MERRIAM Hardcover
1848293Springfield Massachusetts: George and Charles Merriam 1848. 1st edition. Original full sheepskin. Good. The historic first Webster dictionary published by George Charles Merriam a highly successful endeavor that greatly influenced the spelling and development of the American English language for generations to come. <br /> <br /> Condition: Good. Complete and original including sheepskin binding endpapers and blanks.<br /> <br /> BOOK INFO<br /> <br /> Title: 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 Europe With An Explanation Of The Principles On Which Languages Are Formed. Revised And Enlarged With Pronouncing Vocabularies Of Scripture Classical And Geographical Names<br /> <br /> Published in 1848 in Springfield Massachusetts by George and Charles Merriam. First Merriam-Webster dictionary Webster's first dictionary was in 1806 and his first American dictionary of English words was published in 1828 after Webster labored for over twenty years to provide a more accurate and comprehensive dictionary tailored to American English usage and preferences. Bound in its original publisher-issued full sheepskin with raised spine bands ruled in gilt and a gilt-lettered black morocco spine label. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece of Noah Webster. Quarto 10.5" x 8.5" x 3.5" thick. Collated and complete: lxxxiv 1367 1 pp. Entries in a three-column table ruled in black. In addition to the words and corresponding definitions contents include a preface advertisement author memoir introduction orthography of Dr. Webster Alphabets and Ethiopic alphabet tables of scripture names Greek and Latin proper names and modern geographical names.<br /> <br /> CONDITION REPORT<br /> <br /> The dictionary is in Good condition. All original and complete including the often-perished morocco spine label.<br /> <br /> Exterior and binding: Binding holding firm with some slight loosening of the boards. Rubbed and worn sheep though much less than usually found and much more colorful. Loss of leather in places skinning tear to leather at foot of spine bumped corners. Dusty edges.<br /> <br /> Interior: Foxing throughout moderate to heavy at times oxidation of text block in most places. Offsetting from steel-engraved frontispiece. Numerous bent page corners and large page creases from folds. A few leaves' margins miscut by the printer leaving excess paper. Front blank with former owner inscription in pencil. Light water dampening stains along gutter of last 50 leaves. Pages 417-422 with blue ink stains on top of text heaviest on leaf 417-418 but words still readable through the ink. <br /> <br /> HISTORY<br /> <br /> <br /> <p>In 1806 Webster published his first dictionary A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. The following year in 1807 Webster began two consecutive decades of intensive work to expand his publication into a fully comprehensive dictionary An American Dictionary of the English Language. To help trace the etymology of words Webster learned 26 languages. Webster hoped to standardize American speech since Americans in different parts of the United States used somewhat different vocabularies and spelled pronounced and used words differently.</p> <br /> <p>In 1825 while spending a year abroad at the University of Cambridge and then in Paris Webster completed this dictionary which featured 70000 words about 12000 of which had never before appeared in a dictionary. A spelling reformer Webster believed that English spelling rules were unnecessarily complex and used the dictionary to introduce American English spellings replacing colour with color waggon with wagon and centre with center. He also added American words including skunk and squash that did not appear in British dictionaries. Three years later at age of 70 in 1828 Webster published the dictionary. In 1843 following Webster's death George Merriam and Charles Merriam secured publishing and revision rights to Webster's 1840 dictionary. </p> . George and Charles Merriam unknown
1839131092N & J White 1839. Very Good. 1839 N & J White NY leatherbound with bookplates and stamp of the Missouri Historical Society to the front paste down and flyleaf book plates and rear paste down stamp. Otherwise unmarked. Small font as issued. Please email for photos. N & J White hardcover
18041087<p>Published in 1804. Book is in a fragile condition see photos. The boards are wooden boards with some of the front board missing. The text is foxed and mottled and the pages are chipped and some lifting away from the binding. Some writing on the back endpaper. An interesting item. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi G2</p> hardcover
1836070387New York: N. and J. White 1836. Fifteenth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good -. 9.5" x 6.25" x 2.75. FIFTEENTH EDITION 1836. Full Title: An American Dictionary of the English Language; Exhibiting the Origin Orthography Pronunciation and Definitions of Words by Noah Webster LL.D Abridged from the Quarto Edition of the Author to Which are Added A Synopsis of Words Differently Pronounced by Different Orthoepists; and Walker's Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek Latin and Scripture Proper Names. Hardcover. Bound in full brown leather. Covers are plain. Spine bears a dark red label stamped in gilt lettering. Dual columned. Small print. xxiii 1011 pp. <br><br>CONDITION: Overall VG-. Cover shows significant wear. Spine shows erosion. Both hinges are cracked yet boards are still present and affixed. Leaves have evenly toned with moderate foxing throughout. Some markings in pencil and pen presumed from the period predominantly within the endpapers. Pagination appears complete but several pages at the back have sections torn away. Text is still quite readable with care. <br><br>At over 3 lbs. due to the size and weight of this copy an additional shipping charge may apply. Full refund if not satisfied. N. and J. White hardcover
1839187838New York: White & Sheffield 1839. Stereotype Edition Abridged. Leather. Fair. 1011p. A hardcover book bound in full brown leather. Acceptable condition considering its age. Covers and spine are heavily scuffed all over; the gilt spine text is practically illegible. Lots of early owners' ink inscriptions and personal stamps on the front endpapers; pencil doodles on rear endpapers. Foxing throughout the interior and spotty stains on the foredges. Pages xxiii in Synopsis and 577-578 are detached and torn. Pages 595-606 are coming loose. Rest of binding is tight and the cover is sturdy despite the heavy chafing. Abridged from the 1828 edition which was published as two quartos this is an early shorter edition of Webster's classic English dictionary. White & Sheffield unknown
18781905070016G. & C. Merriam 1878. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. Original boards. Black leather spine labels. Wear to extremities with small tears to head and tail of spine. Toning to first few pages. Clean unmarked pages. Ships daily.<br> Thoroughly revised and greatly enlarged and improved by Chauncey A. Goodrich & Noah Porter. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. G. & C. Merriam hardcover
18491701100031Springfield: George and Charles Merriam 1849-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Quarto. Second edition of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. lxxxiv 1367 pages. Contemporary calf marbled endpapers. Extensive wear and rubbing front board detached. Heavy foxing throughout. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Springfield: George and Charles Merriam, hardcover
1843129893New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1843. Revised Edition. Full Leather. Good/No Dj. Larger 8vo. pp. xxiii 2 1079 1 "".by Different Orthoepists; and Walker's Key to the Classical Pronounciation of Greek Latin and Scripture Proper Names. Revised edition with an appendix containing all the additional words in the last edition of the larger work. binding sound spine extremities worn corner bumped and worn red leather spine label gilt rules… Harper & Brothers Publishers hardcover
18521249Springfield Mass: George and Charles Merriam 1852. Revised and Enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich Professor in Yale College with pronouncing vocabularies of Scripture Classical and Geographical Names. Large 4to. 10-1/2" x 8-1/2" x 3-1/2" thick. Original full leather binding. Raised bands. Black leather spine label stamped in gold. 1452 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Webster. Pages somewhat toned. Heavy foxing to prelims. Overall a tight sturdy copy. Hinges solid. 1/2" split at top of front joint.and rubbing to extremities of cover. 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 An Introductory Dissertation on the Origin History and Connection of the Languages of Western Asia and Europe with an explanation of the Principles on which Languages are Formed George and Charles Merriam hardcover
1828143614New York: Published by S. Converse. Printed by Hezekiah Howe - New Haven 1828. First edition of pioneering lexicographer Noah Webster's monumental American Dictionary arguably the most popular American book ever published and one of only 2500 copies printed. Thick quarto bound in three quarter polished calf over marbled boards with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt engraved portrait of Webster after Samuel F.B. Morse unpaginated text in triple columns pages untrimmed and hence a copy once in boards the 44 preliminary leaves in Vol. I containing Webster's preface on the history of the dictionary his introductory dissertation "on the origin history and connection of the languages of western Asia and of Europe. With the additional leaf in Vol. II "Additions and Corrections" which is often lacking and without the "Advertisement" lead as issued. Copies in boards did not have the "Advertisement" leaf bound in as did many copies in calf. In the copies in boards the leaf was laid in to some but was never originally bound in. Only 2500 copies were printed. With some spotting to the text and dampstain entering the margin of the frontispiece. In very good condition. A sharp example. In 1807 Webster began compiling a fully comprehensive dictionary An American Dictionary of the English Language; it took twenty-eight years to complete. To evaluate the etymology of words Webster learned twenty-six languages including Old English Anglo-Saxon Greek Hebrew and Latin. Webster completed his dictionary during his year abroad in 1825 in Paris France and at the University of Cambridge. His book contained seventy thousand words of which twelve thousand had never appeared in a published dictionary before. As a spelling reformer Webster believed that English spelling rules were unnecessarily complex so his dictionary introduced American English spellings replacing colour with color substituting wagon for waggon and printing center instead of center. He also added American words like skunk and squash that did not appear in British dictionaries. At the age of seventy Webster published his dictionary in 1828 registering the copyright on April 14. Webster did all this in an effort to standardize the American language. “This dictionary which almost at once became and has remained the standard English dictionary in the United States was the end-product of a stream of spelling books grammars readers and dcitionaries which flowed from the pen of the industrious Noah Webster.Webster’s great dictionary all the 70000 entries of which he wrote with his own hand has been reprinted and brought up to date innumerable times.the book marked a definite advance in modern lexicography as it included many non-literary terms and paid great attention to the language actually spoken. Moreover his definitions of the meaning of words were accurate and concise.and have for the greater part stood the test of time superbly well†Printing and the Mind of Man. "As a whole Webster’s American Dictionary was a scholarly achievement of the first order richly deserving of its great reputation at home and abroad†DAB. With definitions for “some 70000 words—15000 more than any previous English lexicon… Although only 2500 copies of the first edition were printed the work established Webster as a lexicographer of international repute†Lathem 76 United Statesiana 9. Published by S. Converse. Printed by Hezekiah Howe - New Haven hardcover
1848056255Springfield Ma: George And Charles Merriam 1848. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. 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 . <br/> <br/> George And Charles Merriam hardcover
187545368J. B. Lippincott. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1875. Hardcover. Oversized full leather two spine labels marbled endpages. Leather rubbed edges exposed. Front and rear endpages have cutout portions. PO name. Mild scattered foxing. Portrait frontis and title page 2nd title page with color frontis. "Thoroughly Revised and Greatly Enlarged and Improved by Chauncey A. Goodrich and Noah Porter." Sound binding. Illustrated. ; quarto; 1764 pages . J. B. Lippincott hardcover
1841021534New Haven CT: Published by the author 1841. First Octavo Edition. Hardcover. Light scattered foxing; stain at bottom margin of first volume not affecting text. Covers rubbed with some loss of leather and staining to first volume; binding tight and firm. Very Good. Two royal octavo 7" x 10-1/2" volumes in contemporary calf leather with gilt-lettered black morocco spine labels marbled edges and endpapers. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait. Webster's groundbreaking dictionary was originally published in New York in 1828 in a slightly larger format. Laid in is the Preface to the Revised Edition of 1847. <br/><br/>PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 291: "Webster was an ardent nationalist and he wanted to stress the political separation from Britain by the cultivation of a separate American language. Under the influence of his friend Benjamin Franklin he turned his attention to 'a reformed mode of spelling' and although he rejected the radical phonetic innovations proposed by Franklin he went far enough to give many printed American words a distinctive appearance." Published by the author hardcover
1853001236George and Charles Merriam 1853. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Leather boards have significant wear including some vertical strips on right edge and part of spine where leather has rubbed off. Hinges are holding and pages secure. Moisture staining on bottom edge and bottom near spine. Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes not envelopes. . George and Charles Merriam Hardcover
18452346357New York: Harper & Brothers 1845. Abridged. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Boards rubbed and drying with 2 inch surface chip from rear corner splits beginning along front and rear joints endpapers and a few other pages foxed ink initials on fore edge. 1845 Full-Leather. xxiii 1 1079 1 pp. 8vo. Full leather gilt rules marbled edges illustrations throughout text. A revision of Webster's monumental achievement of lexicography abridged by J.E. Worcester. A contemporary of Noah Webster Joseph Emerson Worcester was a lexicographer who also worked on Webster's Dictionary but published several dictionaries and other reference works as well. He and Webster engaged in what are now known as The Dictionary Wars in which Webster slung accusations of plagiarism while Worcester maintained that his work was his own. Includes prefaces to the 1829 and 1841 editions; guides to pronunciation; an appendix with words added since the publication of the larger work; John Walker's A Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek Latin and Scripture Proper Names; in which the words are accented and divided into syllables exactly as they ought to be pronounced according to the rules drawn from analogy and the best usage. to which are added Terminational Vocabularies of Hebrew Greek and Latin Proper Names. in which the words are arranged according to their final syllables and classed according to their accents by which the general analogy of pronunciation may be seen at one view and the accentuation of each word more easily remembered.; Rules for the Pronunciation of Scripture Proper Names.; Plan of the Octavo Dictionary with Recommendations of This and the Original Work. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1828375728New York: Published by S. Converse. Printed by Hezekiah Howe-New Haven 1828. First edition. Engraved frontispiece portrait. 962 ff. signed: A B-K including I and J1-113 in 4s 114 in 2; π2 first leaf is a blank 1-115 in 4s 116 in 2. 2 vols. Large thick 4to. Half-bound tan calf and marbled paper boards stamped in gilt on spines; front and rear boards rubbed at centers with light overall shelf wear to edges; exterior spines cracked along edges and split at top rear of vol. 1 and bottom front of vol. 2; tissue guard at frontispiece foxed with some transfer to facing pages; interiors otherwise clean. First edition. Engraved frontispiece portrait. 962 ff. signed: A B-K including I and J1-113 in 4s 114 in 2; π2 first leaf is a blank 1-115 in 4s 116 in 2. 2 vols. Large thick 4to. Webster's landmark achievement the most important American dictionary of prime importance as an early effort toward mass education eventually placing correct spelling and usage at the fingertips of the ordinary American citizen. This two-volume quarto unabridged dictionary represents the culmination of Webster's indefatigable dedication to providing his country with its first comprehensive modern dictionary. "Webster set a new standard for etymological investigation and for accuracy of definition 'a born definer of words' - Sir James Murray and included 70000 words as against the 58000 of any previous dictionary. The edition was 2500 copies and the price $20.00" Carpenter. "Webster was an ardent nationalist and he wanted to stress the political separation from England by the cultivation of a separate American language" PMM. Skeel 583; Grolier American 100 #36; PMM 291; Sabin 102335 Published by S. Converse. Printed by Hezekiah Howe-New Haven unknown
1846621193New York: Harper & Brothers 1846. Hardcover. Good. Stated "revised edition with an appendix" the appendix with the copyright date of 1841. Thick octavo. xxiv 1079pp 1 ad. Full contemporary calf with a dark brown leather spine label with "Webster's Dictionary" in gilt. Boards and spine worn hinges cracked but largely sound and foxing and soiling throughout though all of the text remains perfectly legible good or better. The title page states "Abridged from the quarto edition of the author to which are added a synopsis of words differently pronounced by different orthoëpists and Walker's Key to the classical pronunciation of Greek Latin and Scripture proper names." Laid in is a selection of various 19th century ephemera: An advertisement for Hood's Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla the poem "Celestial Echoes" by A.J. Swarts an advertisement for Clarence C. DePuy Printer and Designer of Fine Memorial Cards Syracuse NY and more. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1848051818George and Charles Merriam. 1848. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Hardcover. Full leather boards worn scuffed and frayed. Some professional repair to spine including new title label. Marbleized endpapers rubbed in spots. Hinges cracked binding is still tight. Foxing throughout. Some occasional water marks at margins as well. Pencil names to endpaper and upper title page. This Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language was first published in 2 volumes in 1828. A second edition published in 1840 also in 2 volumes. This 1848 revised edition is the first thus edition published in a single quarto volume published for the first time by George and Charles Merriam. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1367 pages . George and Charles Merriam hardcover
