A Dictionary of the English Language in Which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals, ... To Which are Prefixed A History of the Language, and An English Grammar. In Two Volumes

Dublin: Printed for Thomas Ewing, 1775. The Fourth Edition, Revised By Author. Full Leather. Stout Quarto. Very Good. Item #35459

2 volumes. 26 cm x 20 cm in 4's, unpaginated. Original calf full-leather binding, rebacked with 5 raised bands and two gilt-stamped leather spine labels, newish endpapers, engraved bookplate to front pastedown of both volumes, title-page and advertisement page of vol. 1 expertly repaired, minor occasional soiling to interior, tanning around margins, else interior very good and clean. Covers worn and scuffed, corners rubbed and rounded, leather at fore-edge chipped, otherwise a very good set overall, handsome on the shelf.

Price (CAD): $3,000.00

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