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Hurst & Co,, 1902.. hardcover. ACCEPTABLE. Acceptable / Poor condition. Large, very fat brown cloth hardcover with gold lettering on spine and front cover (spine" "Webster's Dictionary Original Edition"; front cover "Webster's Dictionary"); 1902, Hurst & Co, 1272pp + additional pages. Cover somewhat worn, gold lettering has turned to brown. Endpapers split at hinges but covers held by cloth mesh. First pages separated from textblock. Pages tanned and rather brittle. HEAVY/OVERSIZE. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.

George and Charles Merriam, 1856-01-01. 3rd. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. [Early edition of Webster's dictionary] Thick quarto. Contemporary calf. Lacking spine label, moderate wear and rubbing. Splitting to joints. Name stamp to front flyleaf of J. L. Merritt. Pages browned and margins very brittle. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Chicago: M. A. Donohue Oversized hardcover without dust jacket, undated (c1870s-1890s, certainly after 1860, the year of Goodrich's death as he is referred to on the title page as "the late"), xxii + unpaginated Table of Twelve Thousand Synonyms + 1,281 pages, plus Frontispiece drawing of Noah Webster and two colourful pages of national flags;---the title page also states "With an appendix of useful tables---", but these are lacking in this edition;---black pebbled cloth boards with faded embossed lettering "[illegible word] Webster's Unabridged Dictionary";---moderate wear to covers and spine ends, particularly to bottom, crude past regluing evident although overall tight in binding, low quality paper edges very age toned, somewhat less so inside, and 5-10 pages at each end are chipped along the edges, but pages very clean and unmarked, overall it ain't so pretty, but still a serviceable reading/working copy. [this copy priced low,… Read More

New York: Mason Brothers, 1860. Hardcover. Good. Later printing. Frontispiece illustration. Full leather with cloth tape over spine. Octavo. 490pp. Dampstain on preliminary pages and edges, boards detached, leather dry and worn, a good only copy being Frank I., Junius A. and Christopher C. Brand's copy with each of their names penned and dated 1873 on the preliminary pages and rear endpapers. The Brand's of Norwich, Connecticut invented The Brand Whaling Gun and Bomb-Lance.

George and Charles Merriam, 1852. 3rd. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Full leather boards are quite worn on the edges and surface, leather preservative used at one point to stabilize the surface, spine much wear, label partly torn off and not readable any more. Front hinge weak, front endpaper bottom torn off, pencil scribbles, title page re-attached with archival tape with blue marks, foxing and tanning throughout with some liquid stains and soiling, pages 919-922 half torn off, rear endpapers with pencil doodles, testimonial page glued to inside rear cover. 1366 pages. 1852 printing of 1847 copyright. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

George and Charles Merriam. Collectible - Acceptable. Springfield, MA: George and Charles Merriam, 1853. Sm 4to.lxxxiv,1366pp. Frontis. Fair book. Spine ends chipped, crown missing. Front joint cracked. Owner's name on front free endpage and flyleaf. Some corners creased. Pages aged. (dictionary) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Springfield, MA: George and Charles Merriam. Collectible - Acceptable. Springfield, MA: George and Charles Merriam, 1852. Revised and Enlarged edition. Sm 4to Leather Bound. 1367pp. Reading Copy. Boards detached, but present. Slightly dampstained. Writing inside. In polypropylene bag. (dictionaries, reference) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

George and Charles Merriam, 1849. Hardcover. Acceptable. Extremely heavy exterior wear. Leather cracked, worn, damaged. Binding broken. Text unmarked, but tanned from age with some light staining. An owner's name inside. Definitely a candidate for rebinding or repair. Reliable customer service. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available!

George and Charles Merriam,, 1859.. Leather Bound. Used, good. Original 1859 copyright, 1860 printing, leather bound, black title band on spine with gold lettering, missing lower leather title band, pale pink endpapers, 1512pp. Cover moderately worn but still rather attractive--outer tips of corners worn through, 1" tear at bottom of front hinge; front endpaper split at hinge but cover still held securely; endpapers lightly foxed; dampstain on first 20 or so pages (no mildew, not musty; some pages lightly foxed, minor dampstains; sound binding; no marks or writing. Very adequate condition. **HEAVY/OVERSIZE. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.

G. & C. Merriam & Co, 1888. New Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good. Thoroughly Revised, and Greatly Enlarged and Improved, With an Appendix of Useful Tables. lxxii + 1936pp., including frontis portrait and one page of color flags of the nations, as well as a 67 page section of engraved b/w illustrations; many of the definitions accompanied with a vignette illustration. Bound in the original full sheep over boards, panelled in blind, with black leather spine labels stamped in gilt. Fore-edge with thumb index. Overall in Very Good condition, with slight bumping to the corners, rubbing along the edges, and minor wear to the inner hinges; the binding is intact, and can be used as a functioning dictionary.

Springfield, 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.

G. & 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.

Springfield: George and Charles Merriam, 1859. Thick, heavy quarto. Original full sheep with morocco spine labels; pink printed endpapers; ccxxxvi,1512pp; engraved frontispiece portrait; includes a section of "Pictorial Illustrations for Webster's Dictionary" and a "Table of Synonyms". Main text in triple column. The endpapers are printed with testimonials and adverts for Webster's works. Overall rubbing and a small chafed area with loss of leather, but no structural damage, to the binding; internally, very fresh and clean, with a few scattered instances of marginal foxing. In all, a sound, Very Good copy in the original binding. Early ownership signature in pencil ("S.N. Bartlett, Dartmouth College," dated 1861); later bookplate of James G. Mead to front flyleaf.

Springfield, MA: George and Charles Merriam. Collectible - Acceptable. Springfield, MA: George and Charles Merriam, 1849. Revised and Enlarged edition. Sm 4to Leather Bound. 1367pp. Reading Copy. Full leather with black title label and marbled endpapers. Heavy edgewear. Foot chipped away. Front board and preliminary pages detached, but present. Pages age toned with typical period foxing throughout. Early owner's name and notations inked to the first blank and also penciled to the second blank. Slight dampstaining to most pages. In polypropylene bag. (dictionaries, reference) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

J. 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 .

Springfield: George and Charles Merriam, 1854. Thick, heavy quarto. Original full sheep with morocco spine labels; pink printed endpapers; lxxxiv,1366,(1)pp; engraved frontispiece portrait. Text in triple column. The endpapers are printed with testimonials and adverts for Webster's works. Slight overall rubbing, but no structural damage, to the binding; occasional foxing within; old damp-stain with mild rippling to final three leaves; early, decorative hand-colored illustration laid down to verso of front endpaper; in all, a sound and attractive copy in the original binding, Very Good. Later bookplate of James G. Mead to front flyleaf.

[springfield, Massachusetts]: C. & G. Merriam. Good. 1847. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. [Springfield, Massachusetts]: C. & G. Merriam. Good. 1847. First Edition Thus. Full tan buckram -- a stout and very sturdy library binding in heavy tan buckram with a coarse weave, executed in the style of a law book. The spine has a pair of labels in red and black: "WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY" and "1847 EDITION. " (These labels are now somewhat crazed and abraded) . At the foot of the spine, there is a stamped triangular ownership insignia reading "Department of Justice Library" -- below this is a paper label with the printed note: "Reference" and a shelf number. [AG5 . W43]. Has required "Surplus - Duplicate" stamp on bookplate on pastedown endpaper. Surviving copies of this first heavily revised "Merriam" Webster's dictionary often show signs of heavy wear and tear over the course of 175 years. Alas, this copy is not an exception.… Read More

Springfield, 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 .