Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages 5th Edition 1831

NEUMAN & BARETTI'S DICTIONARY OF THE SPANISH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES. FIFTH EDITION. 1831. COMPLETE IN TWO VOLUMES. A complete two-volume set of Neuman and Baretti's celebrated Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages, published in London in 1831 and bound in attractive contemporary full calf. An important nineteenth-century bilingual reference work, long regarded as one of the standard Spanish-English dictionaries of its period and widely used by scholars, merchants, travellers and translators throughout the English-speaking world. Title: Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages Edition: Fifth Edition Publication: London, Printed for Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831. Format: Two volumes, complete. Binding: Contemporary full calf leather bindings with gilt-tooled spines, red morocco title labels, marbled boards and marbled page edges. Condition: Both volumes are complete and sound. The bindings remain attractive with expected age-related rubbing, scuffing and wear to boards, joints, corners and spine ends. Gilt decoration remains visible. Internally generally clean with foxing and age-toning consistent with age. Contemporary ownership inscription dated 1834 to the front endpaper. No major defects noted other than front board on Vol I wearing loose. A handsome early nineteenth-century set presenting well on the shelf. Please study the photographs carefully as they form part of the description. A desirable antiquarian reference work and an attractive addition to any collection of dictionaries, Spanish language works, linguistic history, or nineteenth-century books. Dimensions: Approx. 22 cm tall. A genuine 1831 publication approaching 200 years of age.…