A complete and universal English dictionary; . including, not only an explanation of difficult words and technical terms, in all faculties and professions, ... but also a pronouncing dictionary, in which the proper sounds of English words are so given, that both natives and foreigners may acquire a just pronunciation. ... To which are added, a chronological series of remarkable events, from the creation of the world to the present period; a sketch of the constitution, government, and trade, of Great Britain; a free enquiry into the origin and antiquity of letters; a short essay on the origin and antiquity of the English tongue; with a brief list of some of the most eminent men of learning and genius. By the Rev. James Barclay. The whole carefully compared with other dictionaries, revised, and greatly improved by the addition of many hundred articles, by William Shorton.
James Barclay
Category
Books
Date
1824
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3050358
Summary
Bibliographic description
972p., [18] leaves of plates (1 folded) . ill.. col. maps . fol... Not identified in 1768 catalogue.. Provenance: manuscript inscription in pencil on frontispiece recto: "Mr J Jones Brew...[? rest illegible] Staffordshire".. Binding: Nineteenth-century panelled brushed calf binding; blind-stamped spine, with red title label.
Makers and roles
James Barclay William Shorton