An American dictionary of the English language

An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Description: Acceptable. Collectible-Acceptable. No Dust Jacket 1891 Edition. AS IS! read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language: New Edition, With Supplement

by Webster, Noah; Chauncey A. Goodrich; And Noah Porter

Description: Poor with no dust jacket. Poor condition only. Leather binding quite worn, with some tears at extremities. Hinges cracked. Pages age-toned; page edges darkened. Dampstaining to edges of pages through xvii. Some edgewear to fore-edges of a few pages. Missing rear flyleaf. Missing pages 1869/70, pages 1901-1920, and anything after 1928 (if this is not the last page). The missing pages are all in the Pictorial Illustrations section at the rear of the book. There are also a couple of loose pages ... read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language, Thoroughtly Revised and Greatly Enlarged and Improved With Appendex

by Webster, Noah, And Goodrich, Chauncey A, And Porter, Noah

Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Needs repair: Front cover holding by a thread; rear 2/3rds detached. Pages intact. Foxing front and back pages. 1, 764 p. Includes: illustrations, diagrams. Decorated soft leather covers over boards; Color plates: state and country shields, flags. 3, 000 engravings. Frontispiece: Webster, and on 1st title page, at desk. Appendix: Explanatory and Pronouncing Vocabularies; Explanatory Tables; A Classified Selection of Pictorial Illustrations 1697-1761pgs; ... read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language (Webster's Dictionary).

by Webster, Noah/Goodrich, Chauncey A. (Ed. )

Description: Fair. Full title: An American Dictionary of the English Language; containing the whole vocabulary of the first edition in two volumes quarto; the entire corrections and improvements of the second edition in two volumes royal octavo; to which is prefixed an Introductory Dissertation on the Origin, History, and Connection, of the Languages of Western Asia and Europe, with an explanation of the Principles on which Languages are Formed. With Pronouncing Vocabularies of Scripture, Classical, and ... read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language--Containing the Whole Vocabulary of the First in Two Volumes Quarto; the Entire Corrections and Improvements of the Second Edition in Two Volumes Royal Octavo

by Webster, Noah

Description: Fair. B001Q1K516 well used, but fully functional and legible. read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Webster, Noah

Description: Good. Quarto 8" x 10.5" [W]. Revised and enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich. Frontispiece + 1367 pp. Hardcover, bound in full brown leather with black spine label. The cover is heavily rubbed with the boards exposed at the corners and the top and bottom of the hinges split. Offset from the engraved portrait on the title-page. Sacttered foxing on the endpapers and margins. Occasional dog-earred pages, and one page has been ripped. read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Webster, Noah

Description: Frontispiece. Good + No Jacket. This antique hardcover dictionary is bound in very dark brown cloth boards with black spine lettering. Covers are edgeworn, with some soil; inner pages browned, some wormholes. View an image at...This is an early Webster's Dictionary; frontispiece is a portrait of Webster. 1279 pages; approx. 8"x10". read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Description: Acceptable. Published in 1880. Collectible-Acceptable. No Dust Jacket Inside fairly clean. front cover detached. Spine worn/torn. AS IS! read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Webster, Noah

Description: Illustrated. As Is. No Jacket. Hard Back. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. LEATHER----------DICTIONARY-------------The cover has shelf wear and has some damage to the front corner...The pages has yellowing and foxing....Some of the pages are loose and has some of the bottom corners missing...The binding is loose....Looks like previous owner has cut a piece of leather and put it on themselves..........Heavy book... read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Webster, Noah; Goodrich, Chauncey A.

Description: No dust jacket, as issued. Good condition. B&W frontispiece portrait of Noah Webster. 1367 pp. Heavily edgeworn and rubbed. Portion of spine title feintly visible. Front hinge split; rear hinge started. Heavy foxing to preliminary pages--including frontispiece and title page--and rear endpapers. Text moderately foxed. Frontispiece and title page present, but detached. read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language...

by Webster, Noah (Revised And Enlarged By Chauncey A. Goodrich)

Description: Good with no dust jacket. Leather binding; leather heavily rubbed, with edgewear. Wear at corners and a bit at spine extremities. 2" tear in leather at rear corners. Spine label torn; missing about 1" in middle. Hinges intact; very solidly bound. Page edges darkened, with some soil. Foxing on title page (offset from frontis, even though frontis protective tissue is still present). Inked previous owners name on first blank. Else pages just a bit age-toned, but clean. Text block VG. Large, heavy ... read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Webster, Noah Ll.D.

Description: Good. Embossed full leather boards scuffed and rubbed through at edges and corners, also some staining; hinges split, but still attached to binding; backstrip tattered, rubbed and creased, but present and fully legible. Water(? ) staining from front pastedown through title page at edges, same at rear for last few pages; 1-inch by 1-inch water(? ) stain to fore edge, bleeds onto page for 1/2-inch or so; several other various pages appear to have faint faint water staining with no obstruction of ... read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Webster, Noah (Chauncey A. Goodrich And Noah Porter)

Description: Very heavy and thick quarto in full leather, square volume with clean and unfoxed pages, the cover has edge scuffing, no spine label, no endpaper, last several pages torn/heavily chipped and in disarray, else GOOD. Over a thousand pages triple column printed, p. 1745 to 1758 loose in the back. Steel engraved frontis and colored plates throughout. Still an impressive and classic work from the 19th century. Due to weight can only be sent by surface conveyance, no air transport on this. read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language Containing the Whole Vocabulary of the First Edition..............

by Webster, Noah

Description: Frontis. FAIR book. Full brown leather, legible black leather spine label. Revised & enlarged edition by Goodrich. Badly worn & stained cover. First & last (6) or so leaves waterstained and foxed. However, text block as tight as new. Contents w some scattered, light, foxing, aging or soiling. Ideal rebinding candidate. read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language. 2 Volumes. With an Introduction By Mario Pei

by Webster, Noah

Description: Both volumes are very good+, silver letters worn off the spines. The slipcase is very good, with a few stains on top and minor wear to the edges. read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language; Containing the Whole Vocabulary of the First Edition in Two Volumes Quarto, the Entire Corrections and Improvements of the Second Edition in Two Volumes Royal Octavo...

by Webster, Noah; Revised & Enlarged By Chauncey A. Goodrich

Description: 1854 printing of the revised & enlarged ed., unabridged. "To Which is Prefixed an Introductory Dissertation on the Origin, History, and Connection of the Languages of Western Asia and Europe, with an Explanation of the Principles on Which Languages are Formed. " Full leather, 8.5x10.5", lxxxiv+1367 pp., frontispiece portrait of Webster, 1 page pub. ad for Webster's other dictionaries, "testimonials" printed on endpapers. Occasional foxing and stains, inscr. on 2nd & 3rd flyleaves, inner hinges ... read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Webster, Noah

Description: Near Very Good. No Dustjacket. This antique hardcover Webster's dictionary is bound in nice tan leather boards. The spine has five raised bands, trimmed in gilt; title lettering is gilt on a black leather spine label. Leather is browned, esp. at edges, with some edgewear, but virtually all intact save for wear at spine ends. Inner pages are browned. 1460 pages; approx. 8"x10". read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Webster, Noah

Description: Near Very Good. No Dustjacket. This antique hardcover Webster's dictionary is bound in nice tan leather boards. The spine has five raised bands, trimmed in gilt; title lettering is gilt on a black leather spine label. Leather is browned, esp. at edges, with some edgewear, but virtually all intact save for wear at spine ends. Inner pages are browned. 1460 pages; approx. 8"x10". read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language; : Containing the Whole Vocabulary of the First Edition in Two Volumes Quarto; the Entire Corrections and...the Principles on Which Languages Are Formed

by Noah Webster

Description: Acceptable. Collectible-Acceptable Revised by Cauncey A. Goodrich. Cover rubbed, pages soiled, etc. AS IS! read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Webster, Noah

Description: tight clean large full leather copy...1, 079 pages. End papers are foxed. John Walker's A KEY to the classical pronunciation of greek, latin, etc. names bound in. read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language Containing the Whole Vocabulary of the First Edition in Two Volumes Quarto;

by Webster, Noah

Description: Title continued: "the Entire Corrections and Improvements of the second edtion in two volumes royal octavo; to which is prefixed AN INTRODUCTORY DISSERTATION on the origin, history, and connection, of the languages of western Asia and Europe, with an explanation of the principles on which languages are formed. " Revised and enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich. Full leather with 5 raised bands on spine. Excellent engraved frontispiece of Webster with tissue. lxxxiv, 1367 pages. Heavy 4to. 10 5/8" x ... read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Webster, Noah

Description: Very Good. No Jacket. This antique hardcover dictionary is bound in brown leather with raised bands on the spine trimmed in gilt. Spine lettering is gilt on a black leather label. Cover has some wear; page edges faded; inner pages browned, some foxing. Illustrated with engravings. Owner's name, light ex-lib. mark. 1367 pages; approx. 8"x10". read more

American Dictionary of the English Language

by Webster, Noah

Description: Black & White Illustrations. G/-- 4to., 1764 pp., Nice leather binding, slightly torn at front edge, foxing, slightly worn front & back cover hinges with most hin. Additional engraved title page; Frontispage of Author. read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language...Revised and Enlarged, By Chauncey a. Goodrich, ...to Which Are Now Added Pictorial Illustrations..

by Webster, Noah

Description: Very good. Pictorial Edition Thick 4to. ccxxxvi, 1512pp. Printed endpapers; ftontispiece. Original full sheep; spine with raised bands; leather lettering labels, gilt. Overall wear to the binding, some foxing and staining to the endpapers and text block, and with some clippings pasted to the pastedown, else a very good copy. Pp. lxxi through clxii consist in 1500 wood engravings arranged alphabetically and within that structure subheads of 22 goups of similar concepts which first appeared in ... read more

An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Webster, Noah

Description: Good. No Jacket. This antique hardcover dictionary is bound in tan leather boards with gilt lettering on a maroon leather spine label. It is probably not the original binding; some wear/soil, but nothing too major. Inside, pages are browned, with intermittent foxing. An early edition of Webster's dictionary. 1073 pages; approx. 7"x10" read more