An American Dictionary of the English Language
by Webster, Noah
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sudbury, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
George and Charles Merriam, 1853. Full-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Brown leather over boards. Edges are worn. Top edge of spine pulled with some loss. Front board has been reattached with book tape. First few pages have some tears. A few pages have some short tears on edges. Some foxing.
Reviews
On Feb 14 2016, a reader said:
I have an 1861 version, and I would not part with it for $1000 - the Orwellian changes to key definitions over almost 200 years are easily seen by even the brain dead... This is an essential tool for anyone who actually reads old books...
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bearly Read Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 075351
- Title
- An American Dictionary of the English Language
- Author
- Webster, Noah
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George and Charles Merriam
- Date Published
- 1853
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bearly Read Books
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Sudbury, Massachusetts
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- Jacket
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....