Nathaniel Bailey (41 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Pictorial Wrappers. Condition: Fair+. First Edition. Wrappers are worn and chipped; much of spine paper is gone; back wrapper is about to come loose; many leaves have old, fading stains in margins; several margins are chipped; text clean. 64, [12] p. Includes "Notes on the right and sperm whales" by Shaler ; "Our poisonous plants" by Bailey (illustrated) ; "A glimpse at Colorado and its birds" by Aiken ; "Harvest mites" by Riley ; "On the genetic relations of the cetaceans ." by Gill ; and reviews, book notices, and ads at back.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. In English.

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Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. 288 pages 186 illustrations 120 in color. Minor rubbing and wear to the paper covers and edge. Some foxing to the edge. Minor creasing to the paper spine. Edited by Colin B. Bailey and Stephanie Buck. Bibliography. Book.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Paperback. Condition: New.

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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book documents centuries of English words and phrases that have fallen out of use, drawn from the Universal Etymological Dictionary of Nathan Bailey. The author meticulously delves into lexicographical history to illustrate the social and linguistic changes that have shaped the English language. From dialect words to trade terms, each entry provides a fascinating glimpse into the linguistic landscape of the past. The book offers a unique perspective on the evolution of English, revealing forgotten words and their etymological roots. By exploring the nuances and variations of language across different regions and time periods, the author unveils the rich tapestry of English vocabulary. The author's rigorous scholarship and comprehensive research make this book an invaluable resource for linguists, historians, and anyone interested in the fascinating history of the English language. It not only provides a comprehensive collection of obsolete words but also sheds light on the social, cultural, and linguistic forces that have influenced their decline. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

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TWO VOLUMES. WITH VOLUME 1 BEING THE 11TH EDITION (1745) PUBLISHED BY WARE ET AL. VOLUME 2 THE THIRD EDITION (1737) OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUMEPUBLISHED BY T COX, WITH CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENTS BY N BAILEY. HALF LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS, WEAR TO THE LEATHER, BUT A GOOD SET. HINGE TO VOL 1 STRENGTHENED.…

[944]pp. 8vo. Titlepage sl. creased, otherwise a nice clean copy. Contemp. calf; rubbed & worn with sl. loss of leather at foot of spine, leading hinge cracked & a little weakened. Contemp. Signature of Richard Pullan on leading pastedown with later pencil notes (also on following pastedown) detailing Pullan's family tree, additional contemp. ink annotations in latin on leading blank. Alston V 102; ESTC T87501. First published in 1721, Bailey's dictionary was the lexicon of choice in the eighteenth century, running to 30 editions by 1802. A successor to John Kersey's lexicography, Bailey continued the movement away from 'hard words' and towards a more extensive coverage of the English language inclusive of more common words. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. [A massive 46 volume set] Interesting provenance, previously owned by Owsei Temkin, and later Owen and Caroline Hannaway. Mixed set with mostly softcovers, printed 1959-1978. Softcover. Good bindings and covers. Light edge wear. Bookplates of Temkin inside hardcovers. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Contents: Vol. 3, 1959-1960; Vol. 6, 1962-1963; Vol. 11, No. 1, Autumn 1967; Vol. 11, No. 2, Winter 1968; Vol. 11, No. 3, Spring 1968; Vol. 11, No. 4, Summer 1968; Vol. 12, No. 1, Autumn 1968; Vol. 12, No. 2, Winter 1969; Vol. 12, No. 3, Spring 1969; Vol. 12, No. 4, Summer 1969; Vol. 13, No. 1, Autumn 1969; Vol. 13, No. 2, Winter 1970; Vol. 13, No. 3, Spring 1970; Vol. 13, No. 4, Summer 1970; Vol. 14, No. 1, Autumn 1970; Vol. 14, No. 2, Winter 1971; Vol. 14, No. 3, Spring 1971; Vol. 14, No. 4, Summer 1971; Vol. 15, No. 1, Autumn 1971; Vol. 15, No. 2, Winter 1972; Vol. 15, No. 3, Spring 1972; Vol. 15, No. 4, Summer 1972; Vol. 16, No. 1, Autumn 1972; Vol. 16, No. 2, Winter 1973; Vol. 16, No. 3, Spring 1973; Vol. 16, No. 4, Summer 1973; Vol. 17, No. 1, Autumn 1973; Vol. 17, No. 2, Winter 1974; Vol. 17, No. 3, Spring 1974; Vol. 17, No. 4, Summer 1974; Vol. 18, No. 1, Autumn 1974; Vol. 18, No. 2, Winter 1975; Vol. 18, No. 3, Spring 1975; Vol. 18, No. 4, Summer 1975; Vol. 19, No. 1, Autumn 1975; Vol. 19, No. 2, Winter 1976; Vol. 19, No. 3, Spring 1976; Vol. 19, No. 4, Summer 1976; Vol. 20, No. 1, Autumn 1976; Vol. 20, No. 2, Winter 1977; Vol. 20, No. 3, Spring 1977; Vol. 20, No. 4, Summer 1977; Vol. 21, No. 1, Autumn 1977; Vol. 21, No. 2, Winter 1978; Vol. 21, No. 3, Spring 1978; Vol. 21, No. 4; Summer 1978. Interesting articles in this collection include: The Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Intelligence by Arthur J. Jensen; On the Treatment of Stimulant Abuse by Pierre Renault and Charles R. Schuster; The Normal, and the Perils of the Sylleptic Argument by Edmond A. Murphy; The Interdeterminacies of the Brain by Donald O. Walter; The Prometheus Experiment by Bernard L. Strehler; Scientific Medicine and Historical Research by Owsei Temkin; The Origins of Life by Hans Gaffron; Viruses and Evolution by E.A. Evans Jr.; Observations on the Comparative Anatomy of the Avian Brain; Frederick Gowland Hopkins by Joseph Needham; Eugenics in Evolutionary Perspective by Sir Julian Huxley; Critical Brain Size and Language by John C. Lilly; Linguistic Habits of Science by Irwin D.J. Bross; The Evolution of Modern Cardiology by Werner Forssmann; Some Possible Genetic Implications of Carthaginian Child Sacrifice by Nathaniel Weyl; In Search of Homunculus by George T. Jacobi; Experimental Tumor of the Interstitial Gland of the Testicle by Robert Courrier; Differential Evolutionary Patters of Experimentally Induced Ovarian Tumors by Alexander Lipschutz; Delight in Evil by Orville T. Bailey; The Origins of DNA by M. Sluyser; Darwinian Evolution and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life by Theodosius Dobzhansky; Fallacies and Errors in the Wonderlands of Biology, Medicine, and Lewis Carroll by Dwight J. Ingle; A Case of Recurrent Pseudocyesis by C. Knight Aldrich; Medicare in Utopia by Ilza Veith; Malignant Transformation of Cells by Viruses by Howard M. Temin; Natural Selection and the Origin of Life by Gordon Allen; Lasting Biological Effects of Early Influences by Rene Dubos; A Cell Is Not an Island Entire of Itself by Paul A. Weiss; Some Genetic Aspects of Plantations Slavery by Nathaniel Weyl; The Possible Vascular Regulation of Luteal Function by Bruce B. Pharriss; Race, Reality, and Experimental Psychology by Clyde E. Noble; Divine Humor by E. Gellhorn; The Discovery of Serotonin by Irvine H. Page; Lessons from the Discovery of Modern Diuretic Therapy by Karl H. Beyer Jr.; On the Nature of Consciousness and of Physical Reality by David L. Wilson; The Potential of Negative Pions for Cancer Radiation Therapy by Richard Madey; Trends in Current Research on the Metabolism and Storage of Mammalian Semen; Lingua Adamica Resituta by Macdonald Critchley; The Relation of Genetics to Control of Human Fertility; Bitter Fruits from the Tree of Knowledge: Remarks on the Current Revulsion from Science by Edwin Chargaff; Reproductive Biology and Human Welfare by John D. Biggers; The Art of Dying by Russell Noyes Jr.; Abortion, Ethics, and Biology by Jan Wind; A Short History of Conception by Stuart A. Copans; Relativity and the Origin of Consciousness by Kate Flores; Freud against Himself by Hans Steiner; Vegetative Reproduction by Budding in Hydra: A Perspective on Tumors by Stanley Shostak; A Bioanthropological Overview of Addiction by Doris F. and A. David Jonas; Beyond Atomism and Holism: the Concept of the Holon by Arthur Koestler; The New Foundations of Science by Carlo Sirtori; The Samaritan Movement in Great Britain by George Day; Medical Experimentation on Prisoners by Simon Black; Streaming Potentials: Their Genesis and Role in Biology by R.I. Duncan; and The Regulation of Plant Communities by the Food Chains Exploiting Them by Stephen D. Fretwell. "Owsei Temkin was a director of the Institute of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins. Temkin was known as one of the world's foremost experts on the interaction of medicine and culture throughout history. He published hundreds of articles and a dozen books on the history of medicine, including the history and philosophy of Greco-Arabic medicine. His book, The Falling Sickness, a study of views on epilepsy through the ages, has achieved wide renown. Temkin received the Welch Medal and the Sarton Prize and was elected to the American Philosophical Society, the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences." - Johns Hopkins Medical Institute From the library Dr. Owen Hannaway. Hannaway was director of the Center for the History and Philosophy of Science at Johns Hopkins University. He authored numerous books and served as an editor of academic ma.…

xiv, [934]pp, titlepage with engraved decorated border. 8vo. A little spotted, trimmed quite close. 19th century half calf, marbled boards; rubbed. Bookseller's ticket of F. Thompson. Alston V 124; ESTC N51099, NLS only in the UK; seven copies in North America. First published in 1721, Bailey's dictionary was the lexicon of choice in the 18th century running to 30 editions by 1802. A successor to John Kersey's lexicography, Bailey continued the movement away from 'hard words' and towards a more extensive coverage of the English language inclusive of more common words.…

[944]pp. 8vo. Contemp. full brown speckled calf, double ruled gilt borders, raised bands, compartments ruled in gilt; 19th century paper label in bottom spine compartment; sl. rubbed with sl. wear to upper leading hinge. A nice copy in contemporary binding. Alston V 107; ESTC T141563. First published in 1721, Bailey's dictionary was the lexicon of choice in the eighteenth century, running to 30 editions by 1802. A successor to John Kersey's lexicography, Bailey continued the movement away from 'hard words' and towards a more extensive coverage of the English language inclusive of more common words.…

[944]pp. 8vo. Trimmed close to upper margin, first & last leaf sl. dusted & marked. Handsomely bound in recent half speckled calf, red morocco label, marbled paper boards, vellum tips. Later signature of titlepage of William T. Mullery. Alston V 107; ESTC T141563. First published in 1721, Bailey's dictionary was the lexicon of choice in the eighteenth century, running to 30 editions by 1802. A successor to John Kersey's lexicography, Bailey continued the movement away from 'hard words' and towards a more extensive coverage of the English language inclusive of more common words.…

[944]pp. 8vo. Contemp. brown calf, double ruled gilt borders, raised bands, compartments ruled in gilt; a little rubbed & scuffed, a few expert repairs. Contemp. signature of Mary Filliter on titlepage. A good-plus copy in a contemporary binding. Alston V 108; ESTC T87505, five copies only in the UK. First published in 1721, Bailey's dictionary was the lexicon of choice in the eighteenth century, running to 30 editions by 1802. A successor to John Kersey's lexicography, Bailey continued the movement away from 'hard words' and towards a more extensive coverage of the English language inclusive of more common words.…

Hardcover (Full Leather). Condition: Very Good Condition. Third Edition. Half red leather over marbled boards, marbled endpapers. In text illustrations and 2 plates, 1 folding. A wealth of information on livestock from belching in cattle to vvhezing in horses, distilling, bees, home remedies, etc. Old Lawes Trust stamp to title, scattered foxing. Size: 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Farming & Rural Life; Cooking, Wine & Dining. Inventory No: CAT000635. …

[952]pp. 8vo. Sl. mark to gutter & lower margin of titlepage, trimmed quite close without loss. Contemp. full speckled calf, double ruled gilt borders, raised bands, compartments ruled horizontally in gilt; expert repair to hinges, sl. rubbed. A nice copy in contemporary binding. Alston V 103; ESTC T87501. First published in 1721, Bailey's dictionary was the lexicon of choice in the eighteenth century, running to 30 editions by 1802. A successor to John Kersey's lexicography, Bailey continued the movement away from 'hard words' and towards a more extensive coverage of the English language inclusive of more common words.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Rare early edition of the Dictionarium Britannicum Or a more Compleat Universal Etymological English Dictionary than any extant. Collected by several hands - The mathematical part by G Gordon, The botanical part by P Miller, The whole revised and improved, with many thousand additions by N Bailey Published in London for T Cox at the Lamb under the Royal Exchange in 1730. With a dedication to the Right Honourable Thomas Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery by George Gordon and Nat. Bailey. On the back of the title page is an ink inscription dated 1926, signed Max Ackling Turner. Stuck onto that page is a printed note about the book,advertising the later edition, saying that Doctor Johnson made an interleaved copy of this dictionary the foundation for his own. There are occasional illustrations and diagrams in the text, ('nearly 500'). The condition is fair with the binding being partially split at the front. There is a stain on the top right corner, gradually diminishing by BE. Pages mostly in good condition. The cover is in poor condition and is partially covered with brown paper. There is a historic bookworm trail across the bottom page edges.…

[954]pp, 1p. initial & following ads. 8vo. A little spotted, sl. worming to upper margin affecting the odd word between I4 to P2. Handsomely rebound in quarter speckled calf, raised bands, red morocco label, marbled boards, vellum tips. Alston V 100; ESTC T141548. First published in 1721, Bailey's dictionary was the lexicon of choice in the eighteenth century, running to 30 editions by 1802. A successor to John Kersey's lexicography, Bailey continued the movement away from 'hard words' and towards a more extensive coverage of the English language inclusive of more common words.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1855 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 25 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1872 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 40 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

8vo. [912] p. Contemporay calf, rubbed. Spine with raised bands, rebacked with corners and edges restored as necessary. Internally clean and tight, with all the original endpapers present. A sound copy of the most popular pre - Johnsonian English dictionary. ESTC T87510. Alston V, 115.

[956] p. The old vellum covering is soiled but still very strong, being applied over the original calf binding. Internally clean and tight, with all the original endpapers present. A very sound copy. ESTC T87513 . Alston V, 121.