NOAH'S ARK / NEW ENGLAND YANKEES AND THE ENDLESS QUEST. A Short History of the Original Webster Dictionaries, with Particular Reference to Their First Hundred Years as Publications of G. & C. Merriam Company
by Leavitt, Robert Keith
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam Company, 1947.. 1947.. Very good. - Squarish octavo, rust brown cloth titled in gilt on spine, in a light gray paper covered slipcase with a printed paper label on the front panel. The spine of the book is slightly faded. The spine & extremities of the slipcase are darkened with soiling to the panels & label. [viii] & 106 pages. Illustrated in black-and-white. Very good. <p>Limited edition of 2,000 numbered copies. This copy, which is unnumbered, is from the library of the Meriden Gravure Company with the company's book label on the flyleaf.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2775
- Title
- NOAH'S ARK / NEW ENGLAND YANKEES AND THE ENDLESS QUEST. A Short History of the Original Webster Dictionaries, with Particular Reference to Their First Hundred Years as Publications of G. & C. Merriam Company
- Author
- Leavitt, Robert Keith
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam Company, 1947.
- Date Published
- 1947.
- Keywords
- REFERENCE; DICTIONARIES; WEBSTER DICTIONARIES; G. & C. MERRIAM COMPANY; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; PUBLISHING; PUBLISHER; ROBERT KEITH LEAVITT; ILLUSTRATIONS; MERIDEN GRAVURE COMPANY.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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