Boston: Hickling, Swan and Brewer, 1859. 8vo, pp. 180; some rubbing at extremities but otherwise an attractive copy in original pictorial printed paper-covered boards backed in brown cloth. First published in 18578. Like his Dictionaries, this speller emphasizes pronunciation. There are several interesting sections at the back, including diacritical marks..... More
Boston: Jenks, Palmer, & Co., 1848. Revised and enlarged, "and made substantially an abridgment of the author's 'Universal and critical dictionary,'" 12mo, pp. 491, [1], [12] (ads); lexicon in double column; full contemporary sheep (some faint dampstaing), black gilt-lettered morocco spine label; edges quite scuffed and rubbed, joints cracked but..... More
Andover: Flagg and Gould, 1817. First edition of the author's first book, Andover issue, 2 volumes, thick 8vo; lexicon in double column; full contemporary sheep, red and black gilt-lettered spine labels; front cover of vol. II a bit warped; all else very good. A respected geographer and historian, Worcester (1784-1865)..... More
Boston: Hickling, Swan, and Brown, 1856. Thick 8vo, pp. 565; lexicon in double column; 20th-century black cloth, gilt-lettered spine, new endpapers; contemporary ownership inscription on p. [3]; very good and sound. See Kennedy 6476 for the first (1855) edition thus; Vancil, p. 279. Trinity, Massachusetts Historical Society, Pennsylvania State, and..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, [1855, but later]. 8vo, pp. [8], [41]-491, [1], [4] ads; original olive pictorial cloth (soiling) stamped in black and gilt, all edges marbled; edges quite rubbed and worn, front hinge broken, binding shaken; a fair copy only. Reprint of the original Boston, 1855 edition, lacking (as..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, [1855, but later]. 8vo, pp. [8], [41]-491, [1], [4] ads; original olive pictorial cloth (minor soiling) stamped in black, blue, and gilt, all edges marbled, fore-edge thumb index; edges rubbed and worn, front hinge cracked, pages uniformly toned, else textblock mostly very good and sound. Reprint..... More
Boston: Jenks, Hickling and Swan, 1854. First and only edition, 8vo, pp. 48; stitched as issued; very good. The Dictionary Wars continued. This is Worcester's publisher's vehement rebuttal to a pamphlet circulated in the Midwest by the Merriams accusing Worcester of appropriating Webster's orthography. Includes interesting statements from the publisher..... More
