A complete dictionary of the English language, both with regard to sound and meaning. to which is prefixed a prosodial grammar . The second edition, revised, corrected, and enlarged by the author

Sheridan, Thomas

Published by printed for Charles Dilly, London, 1789

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4to, pp. [16], [ix]-lv, [1], [6], plus unpaginated lexicon in triple column; engraved frontis portrait by Scott after Stewart; bound without the half-title in 19th century half calf over brown moire-patterned cloth; last leaf with a small piece missing from the fore-margin (not affecting any letterpress), some cracking along the joints, covers a bit bowed; all else very good. Includes the advertisement leaf, a preface, a lengthy prosodial grammar, and a 6-p. "Directions to Foreigners." The first edition is 1780; two octavo printings appeared in 1784 in Dublin, but they are abridged. This is the true second edition, and the first with a portrait. Alston V, 315; Vancil, p. 220. Seller Inventory # 30832

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Title: A complete dictionary of the English ...

Publisher: printed for Charles Dilly, London

Publication Date: 1789

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition