4to. Occasional light spotting. Handsomely bound in recent half speckled tan calf, raised gilt bands, compartments in gilt, red & green morocco labels. Armorial bookplates, 'Terry', on leading pastedowns. Fleeman 55.4D/5a; Alston, V 184; ESTC T117233. FIRST DUBLIN EDITION and the first to be published in quarto. It includes a four page list of 290 subscribers. A second issue of this edition was published in 1777. Fleeman notes that 'the variety of signatures and the occasional presence of press-figures (relatively uncommon in Irish books), suggest that the work was produced simultaneously in parts by different printers'. Seller Inventory # 81637

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Title: A Dictionary of the English Language. The ...

Publisher: Dublin: printed for Thomas Ewing. 1775

Publication Date: 1775

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition

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ABA, ILAB & PBFA member. Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers have been selling 18th & 19th Century English books, especially first editions of English Literature and Social History since 1969 and are world leading specialists in Dickens. Our premises are opposite the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London. We publish between 4 and 6 major catalogues per annum. As traditional and professional booksellers, we prefer to develop a personal relationship with collectors - and customers via the internet.

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Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers
46 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3PA, United Kingdom

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