The royal standard English dictionary … to which is prefixed a comprehensive grammar of the English language . The third Worcester edition

Perry, William

Published by by Leonard Worcester, for Isaiah Thomas. Sold at his bookstore, by said Thomas, & Waldo, in Brookfield, and said Thomas, & Carlisle, in Walpole. Sold also, in Boston, by said Thomas, and Andrews, S. Hall, B. Larkin, J. White, D. West, E. Larkin, Jun., J. West, and at the Boston Bookstore, Worcester, Mass, 1794

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Third edition of the first dictionary published in the United States, sq. 24mo, pp. [4], 596; containing an Appendix…Containing the Proper Names of Persons and Places in the Old and New Testaments, with a separate title page (also dated 1794); contemporary full calf, big chip from the bottom of the spine, the result of burning; vernacular deerskin dust jacket applied with string; a half dozen leaves loose, with various degrees of mutilation, including some loss of text, many other leaves extended, and dampstains throughout; a fair copy at best, but with a nice example of the hand-made cover, possibly made by Lucy herself. Early ownership signature: "Lucy Wilson's property of Alstead, New Hampshire, Jan. 19, 1795" on front free endpaper. The work is taken from the fourth English edition (1786), and was reprinted in America as late as 1813. It was in this form that the rights to Perry's Dictionary were acquired by Charles and George Merriam, who published it as their first book in Brookfield, Massachusetts in 1801, and their successful venture with Perry paved the way for them to acquire the rights to Noah Webster's American Dictionary in 1844. Alston V, 299; Evans 27495. Seller Inventory # 64604

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Title: The royal standard English dictionary … to ...

Publisher: by Leonard Worcester, for Isaiah Thomas. Sold at his bookstore, by said Thomas, & Waldo, in Brookfield, and said Thomas, & Carlisle, in Walpole. Sold also, in Boston, by said Thomas, and Andrews, S. Hall, B. Larkin, J. White, D. West, E. Larkin, Jun., J. West, and at the Boston Bookstore, Worcester, Mass

Publication Date: 1794

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included