A complete and Universal Dictionary of the English Language; Comprehending the explanation, pronunciation, origin, and Synonymes of Each Word; an Epitome of history, .TOGETHER WITH Clarke's New and Complete Atlas of the Principal Places in the World.

Barclay, Rev. James

Published by George Virtue

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n.d. [1848] viii, 984, [2] plus 22 hand coloured in outline - plates of the world. 42 county maps. A further three maps of the Isles (Wight, Man, Thanet). 1 map of the United kingdom (not coloured in outline) 6 other plans of towns and and a further 10 engraved portraits/historical scenes. Contemporary black full calf leather with gilt embossed brown title block. 5 raised bands to the spine. . A good or good plus copy. The frontispiece is detached, significantly creased, worn to the edges with smallish chips to the margins i.e very tired indeed. The front endpapers missing. The illustrated title page has around 5 vertical creases in it. All from the title page onwards remain tight, complete and fairly clean. Some light cropping of the Thomas Moule county maps but with the normal amounts of foxing and toning which you can expect to see with this title. There is a chip to the upper margin of Dorsetshire with slight loss of border - the title name remains complete. An oval ink mark to the leading fore-edge hardly affecting the margins of the plates together with a general ink line to the same area of the leading fore-edge again with very minor additional damage. A biro dash line to the leading fore-edge. A number of vertical crease marks to the rear enpaper.Some additional creasing to the margins of a couple of leaves along the tail. Splitting to the front inner hinge but front board holding by one or two cords - not sprung. Rubbing head and tail of the spine and a 4cm split to the outer joint at the head of the spine. Rubbing to the leather to the corners, joint edges and elsewhere to the boards. Clarke's new and complete atlas of the principal places in the world complete with 22 hand-coloured plates remain in very good condition though there is a slight chip to the margin of the final plate and a biro cross mark in the margin of the first plate. The odd scattered soil mark. Over all a good or good plus copy of this important dictionary more famed for its maps than its etymology!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A complete and Universal Dictionary of the English Language; Comprehending the explanation, pronunciation, origin, and Synonymes of Each Word; an Epitome of history, .TOGETHER WITH Clarke's New and Complete Atlas of the Principal Places in the World.
• Publisher: George Virtue
• Binding: Full Calf
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Good Plus
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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  • Linguistics & Dictionaries