A Complete and Universal Dictionary of the English Language: Comprehending the Explanation, Pronunciation, Origin and Synonymes of Each Word; An Epitome of History, Biography, and the Useful Sciences; A Description of the Counties, Cities, and; Market Towns of Great Britain, and of the Kingdoms, States, Provinces, and Cities in the Known World, with a variety of other useful information
Published by James S. Virtue [1848], London, 1848
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Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New ZealandRenaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB
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Leather rubbed and worn at corners, joints, and ends of spine. Some foxing. Plates generally very good, a few with dampstains and tidemarks to the lower margin. A few leaves a little loosened and protruding from text block.; viii, 984 pages + engraved frontispiece (Victoria Rg) + extra engraved title leaf (The horse-shoe falls) + 34 engraved portait plates (of past English monarchs). There are no maps in this volume. Half leather binding. Page dimensions: 274 x 212mm. This "dictionary" is also part-encyclopaedia and as it has length entries on certain subjects, such as "canals", "crown" and many biographical entries about particular individuals. The entries on past English Kings and Queens are among the lengthiest.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Complete and Universal Dictionary of the English Language: Comprehending the Explanation, Pronunciation, Origin and Synonymes of Each Word; An Epitome of History, Biography, and the Useful Sciences; A Description of the Counties, Cities, and; Market Towns of Great Britain, and of the Kingdoms, States, Provinces, and Cities in the Known World, with a variety of other useful information
- Author
- Barclay, James (Rev.); revised by B. B. Woodward
- Publisher
- James S. Virtue [1848], London
- Publication year
- 1848
- Condition
- Good+
- Dust jacket
- No Dust Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB
Dunedin, New Zealand
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Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle, trading as Renaissance Books. Contact details: Renaissance Books, PO Box 335, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand. Phone: +64 3 4719294. Email: renaissancebooksnz@gmail.com. Website: www.renaissancebooks.co.nz. GST #39 820 209. Terms of Sale: All books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund of the book price, not including shipping. Return shipping also refunded where books are not as described.
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