Manipulus Vocabulorum: A Rhyming Dictionary of the English Language

Peter Levins; Henry B. Wheatley [editor]

Published by The Early English Text Society by Humphrey Milford, London, 1937

About this Item

A smart reprint of this English to Latin dictionary believed to be the first English rhyming dictionary. Reprinted from the English English Text Society edition of 1867. An English-to-Latin dictionary originally produced in the sixteenth century, considered the first English rhyming dictionary to be written. Written by Peter Levens or Levins, an English lexicographer nest known for this work and as a contemporary of John Withals, Richard Huloet, and John Veron. Edited by Henry Benjamin Wheatley, a British author, editor, and indexer. In the original full brown cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed.

Seller Inventory # 942T4

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Manipulus Vocabulorum: A Rhyming Dictionary of the English Language
• Publisher: The Early English Text Society by Humphrey Milford, London
• Publication Date: 1937
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Condition: Very Good Indeed
• Book Type: book