An universal etymological English dictionary: . comprehending the derivations of the generality of words in the English tongue, ... each in their proper characters. And also a brief and clear explication of all difficult words ... Together with a large collection and explication of words and phrases us'd in our ancient statutes ... To which is added a collection of our most common proverbs ... The whole work compil'd and methodically digested, ...
Nathan Bailey (d.1742)
Category
Books
Date
1721
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3108284
Summary
Bibliographic description
[944] p. . 8vo.. Former shelfmarks: Dd.10.34; Dd/7. Provenance: Armorial bookplate (between 1733 and 1754): Philip Lord Hardwicke Baron of Hardwicke in ye County of Gloucester [i.e. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), created Baron Hardwicke, 1733, and Earl of Hardwicke, 1754]. Binding: Eighteenth-century calf, cambridge-stule, gold-ruled spine, red spine-label, gold-lettered: 'Bailey's / Dictionary'.
Makers and roles
Nathan Bailey (d.1742)