A Complete Dictionary of the English Language.to Which is Prefixed a Prosodial Grammar.

2 volumes, 8vo, pp [6], xciii, [27], followed by unpaginated dictionary printed in double column, bound in contemporary polished calf, spine gilt ruled with double red/olive labels, lightly cracked at joints, spine ends worn and a little chipped, corners slightly worn and bumped, but a sound and very presentable set, THIRD EDITION, 'revised, corrected, and enlarged' . The first two editions of this notably important dictionary were issued in quarto, the first in two volumes, the second in a stout single volume. For this third printing, revisions, aside, Sheridan produces a more manageable two volume octavo format with the original three column page format dispensed in favour of a more user friendly two column one, whilst retaining the valuable 'Prosodial Grammar' and 'Directions to the Foreigners' at the front of volume one. Oddly, this third is the least common of all the editions of Sheridan's dictionary.