AN AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; Exhibiting the Origin, Orthography, Pronunciation, and Definitions of Words
by Noah Webster
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- fair
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Dayton, Ohio, United States
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I have an 1861 version, and I would not part with it for $1000 - the Orwellian changes to key definitions over almost 200 years are easily seen by even the brain dead... This is an essential tool for anyone who actually reads old books...
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- Bookseller
- Kubik Fine Books Ltd, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 187838
- Title
- AN AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; Exhibiting the Origin, Orthography, Pronunciation, and Definitions of Words
- Author
- Noah Webster
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stereotype Edition (Abridged)
- Publisher
- White & Sheffield
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1839
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