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"Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language" with "Supplement," 1879–1887
Item Details
| Title and Author/Editor | An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: Illustrating the Words in Their Different Significations, By Examples from Ancient and Modern Writers; Shewing Their Affinity To Those of Other Languages, and Especially the Northern; Explaining Many Terms, Which, Though Now Obsolete in England, Were Formerly Common to Both Countries; and Elucidating National Rites, Customs, and Institutions, in Their Analogy To Those of Other Nations; To Which Is Prefixed, a Dissertation of the Origin of the Scottish Language (John Jamieson), Supplement to Jamieson’s Scottish Dictionary with Memoir, and Introduction (David Donaldson) |
| Genre | Dictionaries and Encyclopedia, Reference |
| Binding | Cloth on board |
| Publisher or Printer | Alexander Gardner |
| Publication Year | 1879–1887 |
| Period | Late 19th Century |
| Place of Publication | Paisley |
| Edition Statement | New Edition |
| Language | English |
| Complete Set | Yes |
| Volumes | I–V |
| Number of Books | 5 |
Condition
- wear to covers with sunning, fraying, dings, bumped corners, rubbed edges and soiling; cracked hinges and cocked spines; graphite writing and personalized bookplates to half-title pages; tanning, foxing and fading to text blocks and text edges; tight text blocks and clean pages.
Dimensions
3.25" W x 11.5" H x 9.0" D
- measures one volume.
Item #
ITMG596578
