An American Dictionary of the English and German Languages, Containing all the Words in General Use; Designating the Various Parts of Speech in Both...
by Kunst, P J
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Harrisburg: G. S Peters. Very Good-. 1843. Leather. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 856 pages; 1843 G. S Peters, Harrsiburg. Stout squat HC in full calf leather with black leather title label to spine. Includes an English to German and German to English dictionary, each with separate titles pages in both languages. 416; 397 pp. Soundly bound copy with light scuffing to leather top edge rear board and light rubbing so spine edges and ends. Prior ownership dated 1866 at front. Expected light general toning to page stock. Early printing of this Dictionary, an essential reference for Central Pennsylvania at the time of publication. VG- .
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- DogStar Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53574
- Title
- An American Dictionary of the English and German Languages, Containing all the Words in General Use; Designating the Various Parts of Speech in Both...
- Author
- Kunst, P J
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. S Peters
- Place of Publication
- Harrisburg
- Date Published
- 1843
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.
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- 12mo
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