An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

$20,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition · Signed

First edition. Engraved frontispiece portrait. 962 ff., signed: A , B–K including I and J , 1 –113 in 4s, 114 in 2; π2 first leaf is a blank , 1–115 in 4s, 116 in 2. 2 vols. Large, thick 4to. Half-bound tan calf and marbled paper boards, stamped in gilt on spines; front and rear boards rubbed at centers, with light overall shelf wear to edges; exterior spines cracked along edges, and split at top rear of vol. 1 and bottom front of vol. 2; tissue

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