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Click here to see our other books! A Classical Dictionary; containing a copious account of all the proper names mentioned in ancient authors; with the value of coins, weights, and measures, used among the Greeks and Romans; and a chronological table. J. Lempriere 1815 Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies : London 8.5" by 5.5" (xxxii); unpaginated SUMMARY A very scarce copy of John Lempriere's Classical Dictionary. Leather Binding,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Poor This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 23.99 EU Postage : £ 18.99 European Postage: £ 19.99 Asia Postage: £ 31.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99 DESCRIPTION The ninth edition, corrected. John Lempriere (c. 1765, Jersey – 1 February 1824, London) was an English classical scholar, lexicographer, theologian, teacher and headmaster. He was the son of Charles Lempriere (died 1801), of Mont au Pretre, Jersey. Lempriere may have been influenced by another Pembroke man, the lexicographer Dr Samuel Johnson, whose famous A Dictionary of the English Language had appeared in 1755. A little over thirty years later, around 1786, Lempriere started work on his own Classical dictionary. CONDITION In a morocco binding. Externally, heavily worn. The boards are rubbed with some areas of loss, and the spine is almost entirely gone. The boards are detached from the text block. There are also some closed tears and a little loss to the front pastedown, free endpaper and title page, a wax stamp to the rear pastedown, and some marks to the fore-edge. Internally, the binding is strained in places and the last few pages at the rear are loose, possibly with a few missing. There is some spotting throughout and the final 6 pages at the rear are creased with numerous closed tears and some loss. Overall Condition: Poor GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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