An universal etymological English dictionary; ...
Nathan Bailey (d.1742)
Category
Books
Date
1745
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 3218049
Summary
Bibliographic description
The eleventh edition, with considerable improvements. By N. Bailey, ... [944] p. ; 8vo. Pencil manuscript price, v.1: 2 vols 7/6 (accompanied by v.2 of 3rd ed. (1737). Provenance: non-indigenous. Titlepage inscribed: 'R North:'. Nineteenth-century crest bookplate, with monogram ‘RBS’ [i.e: Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1809-1888)]. Binding: eighteenth-century calf; double gilt fillet borders. Rebacked; five raised bands; gold lettered and numbered red and green spine labels: Bailey's Dictionary ...
Makers and roles
Nathan Bailey (d.1742)