Description
AN AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; Exhibiting the Origin, Orthography, Pronunciation, and Definitions of Words by Noah Webster New York: White & Sheffield, 1839. Stereotype Edition (Abridged). Leather. 1011p. A hardcover book bound in full brown leather. Acceptable condition, considering its age. Covers and spine are heavily scuffed all over; the gilt spine text is practically illegible. Lots of early owners' ink inscriptions and personal stamps on the front endpapers; pencil doodles on rear endpapers. Foxing throughout the interior, and spotty stains on the foredges. Pages xxiii (in Synopsis) and 577-578 are detached and torn. Pages 595-606 are coming loose. Rest of binding is tight, and the cover is sturdy, despite the heavy chafing. Item #187838 Abridged from the 1828 edition, which was published as two quartos, this is an early, shorter edition of Webster's classic English dictionary.
rozaydin97b0
Very well packaged. Better than some other sellers that just ship books in a Manila padded envelope. This seller had wrapped it in bubble wrap then placed in a box full of packed paper. Because of this extra careful attention the 139 year old book made it safe to its new forever home. The book arrived on time. As described. Great value for a book this old. The stain on front cover is exactly as described. I would prefer it to not have the stain but it definitely adds character.
Olaoye Olaide
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