Elliott john samuel johnson (5 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Oblong 12mo, contemporary leather crudely bound over paper boards, owner's signature inside front cover (Augustus Lyman [1769-1829], of Amherst MA), 16; 219pp. Final leaf defective. Moderate browning or foxing throughout. Of the two appearances of this Second Edition, printed in 1800, the present copy is the first of the two. Co-author Johnson is credited with being this country's first lexicographer. EVANS 37355. A Good copy. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Brown leather boards, rubbed along edges of surfaces. Front board detached as well as the ffep on which are two PO signatures with the same last name. On the inside front paste down are 2 separate initials. Pages toned with diffuse foxing. Pages are clean and intact.…

Full-Leather. Condizione: Good. Smallish volume oblong format approx. 10x12 cm, 32, 203, [1] pages; conforms to OCLC Number: 1013383741, stated on title page "The second edition. Published according to act of Congress". Bound in full burled leather, lacking spine label or lettering, both covers detached; internally clean and unmarked with light even age tanning, light edge rubs and handling wear but internally unmarked and nearly VG; period ownership on front free endpaper in ink, somewhat later in pencil on front pastedown.…

Second edition, oblong 32mo, pp. 32, 223, [1]; A-B? A-M? N?; includes 3 pages of recommendations, a preface, and an introduction to English grammar, followed by the lexicon in double column; extremities rubbed, title page shaved close at bottom margin (as issued - no loss); a good, sound copy or better in full original sheep. Early ownership signature: "Horace Wolcott's dictionary bought Janry. 20th 1805 price 2/6." Johnson (1757-1836) was the first American lexicographer, and his very rare School Dictionary of 1798 was the first dictionary compiled by an American. When a second edition was called for, Johnson collaborated with Elliott and produced this new and larger work. This is the second of two editions printed in 1800, with 32 pages of frontal matter. Alston V, 351; Evans 37356; Kennedy 6328.…

Second edition, oblong 32mo, pp. 32, 223, including 3 pages of recommendations, a preface, and an introduction to English grammar, followed by the lexicon in double column; extremities rubbed, joints cracked, title page shaved close at bottom margin (as issued); a good copy or better in full original sheep. Johnson (1757-1836) was the first American lexicographer, and his very rare School Dictionary of 1798 was the first dictionary compiled by an American. When a second edition was called for, Johnson collaborated with Elliott and produced this new and larger work. This is the second of two editions printed in 1800, with 32 pages of front matter. Alston V, 351; Evans 37356; Kennedy 6328.…