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1797161885Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews 1797. Eleventh Edition. Leather bound. Good. A solid coy but with obvious age wear: scuffing to covers and age toning to pages. Frontis tattered at edges is detached and laid in. Lower outer corner of leaf 25/26 missing. Old dampstaining to lower edges of first few pages. Deerskin leather crudely hand-sewn over flexible boards. No title to covers. 240 pp. with a abw frontis of Webster. This copy belonged to Esther Merrifield as written beautifully on the front end paper: Esther Merrifield was born in Colrain in the month of February 13 Day 1785. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews hardcover books
180710091716mo leather spine with blue paper covered boards 240 pp .Lacks endpapers binding worn and somewhat stained hinges tender but in tact foxing and staining throughout; good overall. Noah Webster 1758-1843 introduced his spelling books in 1783 and they would become the basic school book for children in early 19th century America. Revised many times by Webster it would teach generations of Americans how to read and spell. This work which is from the press of Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer Andrews was from another series and designed to improve the minds of young people. It was also published in many editions. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 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
184844550Springfield: 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 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. <br/><br/> George and Charles Merriam unknown books
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
187539309Springfield Mass: G. & C. Merriam 1875. Thick 4to pp. lxxii 1762; color frontispiece displaying the arms of the States and territories of the American Union additional engraved portrait frontispiece and title page both a bit dampstained along bottom edge 3 color plates text illustrations throughout; contemporary three-quarter black morocco over blue cloth boards gilt marble endpapers; shelf wear shows along edges and corners cloth starting to detach from boards in some places; binder's ticket on front pastedown endpaper Relieur G.A. Lafrance Quebec rubber stamp on engraved title page; interior fine. Engraved title page title: "A Dictionary of the English Language" <br/><br/> G. & C. Merriam hardcover books
190039615New York: Hurst & Company 1900. Large thick 4to pp. 1553 1; 2 plates one an engraved portrait of Webster the other a color lithograph depicting the "Flags of All Nations"; contemporary three-quarter red morocco over tan gilt-stamped cloth gilt spine; shelf wear 1-inch crack at top of spine cloth water-stained; 2 inscriptions one contemporary the other later 1979 on front free endpaper a bit stained pages uniformly toned. This edition not in OCLC. <br/><br/> Hurst & Company hardcover books
185339607Springfield Mass: George and Charles Merriam 1853. Large thick 4to pp. lxxxiv1366 1; full contemporary calf black morocco gilt spine label half of which is missing pink printed endpapers; front board detached crude tape repair perished considerable shelf wear leather badly scuffed edges rubbed and bumped exposing boards 1/2-inch losses to top and bottom of spine; contemporary bookseller's rubber stamp on front free endpaper occasional foxing text block mostly fine. <br/><br/> George and Charles Merriam hardcover books
185439598Springfield Mass: George and Charles Merriam 1854. Large thick 4to pp. lxxxiv 1367 1; engraved portrait frontispiece of Webster illustrated publisher's advertisments printed on pink endpapers text in triple columns; contemporary full calf black morocco spine label; considerable shelf wear leather scuffed and rubbed exposing boards along edges spine label cracked with loss top and bottom of spine starting to detach; contemporary pencil inscriptions endpapers soiled foxing throughout. <br/><br/> George and Charles Merriam hardcover books
1842309481New Haven: Published by the Author. Sold by Crocker & Brewster Boston etc. . Printed by B.L. Hamlen 1842. Second edition first octavo edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece to vol. I by Asher Brown Durand after Samuel F.B. Morse no printer's name given. lxxvi 938; 1004 pp. 2 vols. Large 8vo 10-1/2 x 6 7/8 inches; 269 x 174 mm. Contemporary speckled sheep contrasting morocco spine labels marbled endpapers marbled edges. Covers scuffed joints worn some light spotting to text some worming to vol. I not affecting text. Morse Samuel French B. Second edition first octavo edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece to vol. I by Asher Brown Durand after Samuel F.B. Morse no printer's name given. lxxvi 938; 1004 pp. 2 vols. Large 8vo 10-1/2 x 6 7/8 inches; 269 x 174 mm. The Second Edition The First Unabridged Octavo Edition. A fine copy of the rare octavo edition of Webster's unabridged dictionary the last that Webster published before his death in 1843. This is the textually best edition published in Webster's lifetime incorporating his final revisions some 5000 new definitions and a preface and introduction "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." Skeel notes that 3000 copies of this edition were printed fewer than the 5 or 6 thousand that Webster wanted but more than the 2500 of the 1828 first edition. A prospectus Skeel 585 advertised the edition at $13 sheep and $14 calf gilt. The work was in the press for over a year; a note in Webster's hand on a copy in the Connecticut State Library states "First signature of this edition impressed Oct. 22 1839. Last sheet impressed January 30 1841 15 months & days." The edition sold slowly with nearly half of the run still in sheets at the time of Webster's death.<br/>An attractive copy bearing the ownership signatures of George W. Turner dated the year he bought the mansion and farm of Elmscourt now Elms Court in Natchez Mississippi. Skeel 586; cf. Grolier American 36; cf. PMM 291; cf. Sabin 102335. Provenance: George W. Turner of Elmscourt or Elms Court Natchez Mississippi inscription in both volumes dated 1842 Published by the Author. Sold by Crocker & Brewster, Boston, [etc.] ... Printed by B.L. Hamlen unknown books
1984185342Springfield Mass: George and Charles Merriam 1984. Hardcover. VG Cover and spine have general wear fading discoloration edge damage. Bookblock has age toning. InIterior pages have age toning foxing discoloration. Some pages have tearing and bending. Brown leather boards. Black title blocks with gil lettering on 5 raised band spine. ccxliv 1512 pages 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations coats of arms portrait. Pictorial edition 1500 illustrations. George and Charles Merriam hardcover books
188044329Springfield Mass: G. & C. Merriam 1880. Second printing of this edition first issued in 1879 with the supplement of new words and a revised biographical dictionary by Loomis M. Campbell; 3 volumes 4to engraved portrait frontispiece of Webster after Samuel F. B. Morse engraved vignette title page in volume II 4 color plates of flags and badges numerous wood-engraved illustrations in the text; lexicon in triple column; publisher's original brown cloth elabortately printed advertisements and testamonials on endpapers in volumes I and II gilt-lettered spines; spine ends chipped extremities rubbed else good and sound. The book was also issued in a doorstop edition of a single volume. Kennedy 6539; Vancil p. 268. <br/><br/> G. & C. Merriam hardcover books
185324645Springfield: George and Charles Merriam 1853. Large thick 4to pp. lxxxiv 1366 1; testimonials on endpapers; text in triple column; engraved portrait of Webster after Morse; original full sheep black morocco label on spine; extremities scuffed and rubbed but the binding is sound. Vancil p. 262. <br/><br/> George and Charles Merriam unknown books
1865BB006<b>ONE OF 250 COPIES</b> printed on Large Paper this 1864 first version known as the <i><b>Unabridged</b> </i>edition overhauled by Yale University professor Noah Porter containing 114000 entries which replaced unsupportable etymologies based on Webster's attempt to conform Biblical interpretations to the evolution of language. James A.H. Murray editor of the <i>Oxford English Dictionary</i> 1879–1928 says this edition "acquired an international fame. It was held to be superior to every other dictionary and taken as the leading authority on the meaning of words not only in America and England but also throughout the Far East." <br /><br /><i>Historically important work in its rarest deluxe format</i>.<br /><br /> printed at the Riverside Press for G & C Merriam, [1864] books
1828140938425New York: S. Converse Printed by Hezekiah Howe New Haven 1828. First Edition. Very Good. First edition first printing. Complete in two volumes. Contemporary mottled calf with black morocco spine labels lettered in gilt with the "Additions and Corrections" leaf bound at the end of Volume II; November 28 Advertisement absent as is nearly always the case. Engraved frontis provided in sympathetic facsimile lacking tissue guard. Internally Very Good with offsetting and several instances of penciled marginalia. Previous owner name in light pencil on title page. One of only 2500 copies. An extremely important early declaration of American cultural identity which heralded the nation's linguistic independence from Britain inspiring the many dictionaries that to this day carry Webster's name. S. Converse, Printed by Hezekiah Howe, New Haven unknown books
1849W5011BSpringfield MA: George and Charles Merriam 1849. Original calf with remnant of morocco titling piece. Marbled endpapers. Binding is heavilty worn both joints starting but gilt titling still quite legible. 1367 pgs. Prior owner signature and also a gift inscription on ffep. Considerable foxing throughout. Webster tissue guarded frontispiece by S.F.B. Morse. . First Thus. Full-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade. George and Charles Merriam Hardcover books
180334270Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1803. 7 1 blank pp. Disbound moderately foxed Good. <br/><br/> Skeel Sabin says is responsible for the attribution of authorship to Webster. The pamphlet attacks "the mad projects of designing men" Jeffersonians who favor "revolutionizing Connecticut" and who seek "to subvert the system of our State government-- to remove from office all those venerable men who have hitherto conducted our affairs and to fill their places with individuals from their own body." The author recommends a list of satisfactory candidates for the upcoming State elections. They include Oliver Ellsworth William Hillhouse David Daggett Chauncey Goodrich Simeon Baldwin Matthew Griswold Jabez Clark-- all respectable Federalists. Jonathan Ingersoll is listed as Chairman of the Meeting and S. Sam Smith as Clerk. <br/>Sabin 102333n. Skeel Appendix A106. Hudson & Goodwin unknown books
180325341Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1803. First edition 8vo pp. 7; removed. Skeel pp. 523-24: "A discussion of the method of insuring the election of Federalists to the state legislature . Although Webster's name nowhere appears in this pamphlet which is signed p. 6 by Jonathan Ingersoll and S. Sam Smith the compiler i.e. Skeel believes that Webster wrote it. The New York Historical Society copy has a manuscript note 'Noah Webster Esq. is the reputed author of this pamphlet'." Page 7 includes a list of approved Federalists candidates which include Webster relatives Oliver Ellsworth and Chauncey Goodrich. Sabin 102333n; Shaw & Shoemaker 3636. <br/><br/> Hudson & Goodwin unknown books
181243722New Haven with Hartford: Printed by Walter and Steele with Hudson & Goodwin 1812. First edition. Contemporary stitched plain paper wrappers. Good to very good both signed browned some foxing second item untrimmed and creased. 31 1 pp. & 7 1 pp. 8vo. Two early Connecticut imprints most likely signed by husband and wife. 1. War of 1812. Sullivan George. "An Address of Members of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States to Their Constituents on the Subject of the War with Great Britain." New Haven: Printed by Walter and Steele 1812. 8vo. 31 1 pp. Sabin 393. Amer. Imprints 24547. Contemporary owner's name and one line summary on first page browned else very good. An antiwar address arguing that war with Britain was not "necessary or required by any moral duty or any political expediency. "Signed on p. 25 by George Sullivan and 33 other Federalist members. Provenance: Timothy Seward signed writing: "Serious truths attempted by the honest party in Congress." Most likely Timothy Seward of Guilford 1756-1849 a Revolutionary War musician. Various editions were published. With 2. Webster Noah Ingersoll Jonathan. "An Address to the Freemen in Connecticut" Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1803. 8vo. 7 1 pp. Sabin 102334. Amer. Imprints 3636. Contemporary owner's name and date on title page lower edges torn roughly with loss at lower margin otherwise a good untrimmed copy foxed. A speech to a Federalist meeting deploring the changes by the Jefferson administration. A list of names chosen for nomination in the next election is appended. Skeel argues that it was written by Noah Webster. Cf. Skeel E.E.F. A Bibliography of the writings of Noah Webster 1958 Appendix A p. 523-524 no. 6. Provenance: "Rebecca Seward Book 1810" signed Rebecca Seward born Lee d. 1859 was the wife of Timothy Seward. Uncommon. Sabin 393. Amer. Imprints 24547. with Sabin 102334. Amer. Imprints 3636. Printed by Walter and Steele [with] Hudson & Goodwin unknown books
19653613New York: McGraw-Hill 1965. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1st edition 1965. Clean and VG in a bright price-intact VG dustjacket with very light rubbing to the panels. Octavo 456 pgs. <br/><br/> McGraw-Hill hardcover books
142762hardcover. 565pp. 8vo cloth d.w.; d.w. torn. San Francisco: Grace Books 1956.<br/><br/> unknown books
1995136031Cincinnatti: American Drama Institute 1995. Magazine. 96p. 5x8 inches very good in original wraps. Essays on Elmer Rice Maxwell Anderson Susan Glaspell Clifford Odets and Elia Kazan et al. American Drama Institute unknown books
2005287828San Francisco. : Foundation for American Christian Education. 2005. Reprint. Hardcover green cloth gilt titles. . Very good no dust jacket. . 4to. Heavy book- requires extra postage. Foundation for American Christian Education. hardcover books
1828102755New York: Published by S. Converse. Printed by Hezekiah Howe 1828. Rare first edition of Webster's monumental American Dictionary one of only 2500 copies with <span class="glossaryQtip qTip">frontispiece</span> portrait of the pioneering lexicographer in full contemporary calf. Quarto two volumes bound in full contemporary calf marbled endpapers illustrated frontispiece tissue guard present. In near fine condition light toning to the text. Most rare and desirable bound in contemporary calf. An exceptional example most rare without any restoration. 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 unknown books