British Synonymy; or, An Attempt at Regulating the Choice of Words in Familiar Conversation

by Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thrale

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First edition

First edition, with half-titles. iv , viii, 423, 1 ; iv , 416 pp. Half-titles. 2 vols. 8vo. Early speckled paper boards, morocco labels. Worn at extremities, some abrasions to spines, else very good. Rothschild 1552; Alston, III, 524; Fleeman, 94.4PBS/1a; Hazen 3254; Courtney 173. Item #322838 An ambitious work, recalling in its preface her own Welsh origins, it specifically addressed itself to those who,

• Binding: Leather

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