Glossographia Anglicana Nova Or A Dictionary Interpreting Such Hard Words Of Whatever Language

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First edition

London: printed for Dan. Brown et al. , 1707. First edition, 8vo, 8 & unpaginated lexicon in double column; contemporary paneled calf, red morocco label on spine, sprinkled edges; imperceptibly rebacked, with original spine laid down; spine a little scuffed, else a very good, sound copy. The first English dictionary to make any considerable use of woodcuts; the next development in this respect does not appear until 1727, when Bailey in his Universal

• Binding: Leather

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