Item #30869 A new dictionary of the English language. Charles Richardson.
A new dictionary of the English language.
A new dictionary of the English language.
A new dictionary of the English language.

A new dictionary of the English language.

London: William Pickering, 1838. Second edition, 2 volumes, thick 4to, pp. [4], 71, [1], 1183, [1]; [4], 1185-2222, [1]; text in triple column; publisher's 1/4 brown morocco scuffed, prelims and terminals spotted; a good, sound set. First published in the same format in 1836-37. Based on the "historical principle" of lexicography, this work formed the most substantial link between Samuel Johnson and the OED. Kennedy 6429; Vancil, p. 204. Item #30869

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