The English dictionary: or, An interpreter of hard English words. Enabling as well ladies and gentlewomen, young scholars, clerks, merchants; as also strangers of any nation, to the understanding of the more difficult authors already printed in our language, and the more speedy attaining of an elegant perfection of the English tongue, both in reading, speaking and writing. The ninth edition revised and enlarged

Cockeram, Henry

Published by printed by A. Miller and are to be sold by A. Crooke, at the Green-Dragon in St Pauls Church-yard, London, 1650

About this Item

Small 8vo, contemporary full calf neatly rebacked, gilt lettered direct on spine; very good, sound copy. Engraved armorial bookplate of Francis Edward Freeland. First published in 1623, this is the third dictionary of purely English words, preceded only by those of Cawdrey and Bulloker. This book is in three parts. The first part is a purely English dictionary; the second part, may be called a dictionary for translating plain English into fine English; and the third part treats of much quaint and out-of-the-way information concerning "Giants and Devils, Birds and Beasts, Monsters and Serpents, Wells and Rivers, Herbs, Stones, Trees, Dogs, Fishes and the like." Alston V, 43 (locating 7 copies); Kennedy 6170; Wing C-4866; this edition not in Vancil. Seven in OCLC: only Iowa, Chicago and Texas in the US. ESTC locates 8 copies worldwide (including 2 at the BL), and adds Yale in the U.S. Seller Inventory # 64407

Bibliographic Details

Title: The English dictionary: or, An interpreter ...

Publisher: printed by A. Miller and are to be sold by A. Crooke, at the Green-Dragon in St Pauls Church-yard, London

Publication Date: 1650

Binding: Hardcover