• 1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.
  • 1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.
  • 1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.
  • 1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.
  • 1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.
  • 1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.
  • 1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.
  • 1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.
  • 1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.
  • 1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.
  • 1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.
  • 1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.
  • 1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.
  • 1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.
  • 1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.
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1806 "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" Noah Webster First Ed.

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Item Details

An 1806 first edition of Noah Webster’s first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. It is printed on laid paper and bound in a full leather hardcover with the original spine label present. It is complete in one volume, with only the title page missing (408 pages). A custom case is included. This dictionary was influential in spelling reform, helping to create the divergence between American and British spelling.

Title and Author/Editor Noah Webster, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language
Genre Reference
Binding Leather, Hardcover
Publisher or Printer Sidney’s Press, Hudson & Goodwin
Publication Year 1806
Place of Publication Hartford CT
Edition Statement First Edition
Volumes 1
Additional Information - includes custom clamshell case.

Condition

- missing title page only, otherwise complete; paper discoloration consistent with age, with scattered foxing; scuffs/wear to cover; edge wear to some pages; cracked hinges; some pages slightly loose but sewn binding is intact.

Dimensions

2.5" W x 8.0" H x 6.0" D

- dimensions of the case, as if on a shelf.

Item #

ITMG421400

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