NEMNICH, Philip A.

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An universal European Dictionary of Merchandise, First edition of a multi-lingual dictionary for merchants, the first part giving English words with their European translations, followed by a series of eleven dictionaries of European languages, together with Russian and Latin, and their English translations, compiled by the young German encyclopaedist, lexicographer and travel writer Philipp Andreas Nemnich (1764-1822), an adaptation of his Waaren-lexicon, publication of which began in parts in 1797. This edition for English markets was co-published by Joseph Johnson, the liberal publisher.

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