A 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 an introductory dissertation on the origin, history, and connexion of the languages of western Asia and Europe, with an explanation of the principles on which languages are formed.
Noah Webster (1758 - 1843)
Category
Books
Date
1852
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 3013092
Summary
Bibliographic description
lxxxiv, 1367, [1] p., 1 plate . 4to.. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate, with Pennant family motto: Aequo Animo.. Binding: Nineteenth-century full calf; double gilt fillet and single blind toodeed dotted line form border; purple spine label with gilt lettering, reads: "Webster's dictionary".
Makers and roles
Noah Webster (1758 - 1843) Chauncey Allen Goodrich (1790-1860)