Noah's ark, New England Yankees, and the endless quest; a short history of the original Webster dictionaries, with particular reference to the first hundred years as publications of G. & C. Merriam Company
Noah's ark, New England Yankees, and the endless quest; a short history of the original Webster dictionaries, with particular reference to the first hundred years as publications of G. & C. Merriam Company.
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Very Good. Size: 0x0x0; Hardcover with Slipcase. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Slipcase shows light edge wear. APPEARS BARELY USED.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Fair with no dust jacket. Cover Water Warped, A Short History of the Original Webster Dictionaries With Particular Reference to Their First Hundred Years.
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Very Good- No Jacket. Book. 10" Tall. A volume to mark the hundredth anniversary of the first Webster dictionary published by the G & C Merriam Company. Tall tan boards with red lettering, 106 pp., 13 plates. No indication that this is the limited numbered edition. Mild edge wear with short tear on lower spine strip, clean throughout, tight binding.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Book Red cloth with gold-color company logo on front cover, illustrated endpapers, gold-color lettering, on spine, 106 pp., 13 plates, numerous illus. and archival photos, housed in a tan slipcase with paste-on title label. Presentation bookplate on fly-leaf. Colophon states number 687 of a Limited Edition of 2, 000 copies. Mild wear with slightly sunned spine, clean text, tight binding. Slipcase in Fair condition: The bottom edge on front panel starting to separate from spine but intact.
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Good+ with no dustjacket. Very good and clean, but the spine has repaired wear.; "A short history of the original Webster Dictionaries, with particular reference to their first hundred years..." Illustrated.; Small 4to 9"-11"; 106 pages.
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Very Good. 1947. Cloth. 4to. 106 pp. Illustrated. From a limited printing of 2000 copies. Mild shelf wear to boards otherwise protected by acetate cover. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. (Subject: Books on Books. )
Beautifully written history for anyone interested in the history of dictionaries! Robert keith Leavitt's The Chip on Grandma's Shoulder" is also excellent, a boy's eye view of life in America at the turn of the 20th century.
