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

Barclay, James (Rev.); revised by B. B. Woodward

Published by James S. Virtue [1848], London, 1848

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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. Seller Inventory # 18838

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Complete and Universal Dictionary of the ...

Publisher: James S. Virtue [1848], London

Publication Date: 1848

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket