London: printed for J. Buckland, J. Beecroft, W. Strahan, J. Hinton, J. and F. Rivington [and 29 others in London], 1770. 8vo, pp. [912]; lexicon in double column; slightly later full polished black calf neatly rebacked with old spine laid down, blind-tooled borders on covers, red morocco label on spine;..... More
London: J. & A. Duncan, J. and M. Robertson, and J and W. Shaw, Glasgow, 1794. 8vo, pp. xiv, [2] & unpaginated lexicon in double column; contemporary reversed calf, red morocco label on spine; neat repair at the top of the spine, some mild dampstaining and toning of the text;..... More
London: printed for E. Bell, J. Darby, A. Bettesworth, F. Fayram, J. Pemberton [and 5 others], 1721. First edition of one of the most influential of all English dictionaries, 8vo, pp. [968]; lexicon in double column, 3A2-3A3 apparently supplied from another copy, light spotting and staining throughout, but generally a...... More
London: printed for E. Bell, J. Darby, A. Bettesworth, F. Fayram, J. Pemberton, J. Hooke, C. Rivington, F. Clay, J. Batley, and E. Symon, 1724. Second edition, "with large Additions," 8vo, pp. [966]; lexicon in double column; recent full brown calf, blind-ruled borders on covers, gilt-lettered direct on gilt-paneled spine..... More
Edinburgh: printed by Neill and Company, for C. Elliot;--and J. Duncan, sen. J. & M. Robertson, J. and W. Shaw, and Dunlop and Wilson, Glasgow, 1789. Second Edinburgh edition; 8vo, pp. xiv, [910]; lexicon in double column; mild waterstain with some limpness to the paper in the lower fore-margin of..... More
London: printed for R. Ware, A. Ward, J. and P. Knapton, T. Longman, R. Hett, C. Hitch, J. Hodges, S. Austen, J. and H. Pemberton, and J. Rivington, 1742. 8vo, pp. [952], A⁴ a⁴ B-6C⁴, lexicon in double column, ads on verso of last leaf; with: Bailey, Nathan. The universal..... More
London: printed for T. Cox, at the Lamb under the Royal-Exchange, 1727. First edition of Bailey's second dictionary, 8vo, pp. [960]; lexicon in double column, a few illustrations in the text; contemporary calf, blind-tooled borders, maroon morocco label on gilt-paneled spine; rubbed and worn, but sound; good. Early ownership signature..... More
Jena: Friedrich Frommann, 1822. 12th, and apparently last of the German bilingual editions of Bailey, edited by Adolf Wagner, 2 volumes, tall 8vo, pp. xl, 1223, [1]; xii, 955; contemporary half calf over marbled boards, boards rubbed (much of the paper on boards of vol. II has perished), joints tender..... More
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Leipzig & Zullichau: Frederich Frommann, 1796. Volume I only (English to German), without the German-English volume which was separately published the following year; 8vo, pp. [8], 952; good, sound copy in contemporary full sheep, black morocco label. With an early American bookplate of Paul Weiss, Bethlehem. More
Leipzig & Jena: Friedrich Frommann, 1810. Eleventh and penultimate edition of the German Baileys, 2 vols., 8vo, mild foxing throughout, else good and sound in slightly later brown cloth, spines evenly faded. Vancil, p. 16. More
London: for T. Cox, 1736. Folio, 4 preliminary leaves plus unpaginated lexicon in double column, illustrations in the text (largely heraldic) and a single engraved plate of the orrery; 19th century half brown morocco over marbled boards; rubbed, corners bumped, mild dampstain pervades most of the foremargins and enters one..... More
London: printed for T. Cox, 1730. First edition, folio, dedication with Bailey's first name abbreviated ("Nat." - no priority--see Alston), pp. [4], unpaginated lexicon in double column, [20] (alphabetical table, errata, advertisements); a number of woodcut illustrations in the text (mostly heraldic), a single engraved plate of the orrery; recent..... More
London: printed for T. Osborne; J. Buckland, and R. Baldwin; and W. Johnston, 1764. Large folio, pp. xviii plus unpaginated lexicon in double column; engraved frontispiece, 12 engraved plates (on 11 sheets); full contemporary calf, joints and spine ends strengthened, extremities rubbed, nice enough copy. First printed in 1755, the..... More
London: printed for T. Osborne; J. Buckland, and R. Baldwin; and W. Johnston, 1764. Large folio, pp. [1080]; lexicon in double column; engraved frontispiece, 12 engraved plates (on 11 sheets); full contemporary calf, worn, and rebacked with portions of the original spine laid down, with new morocco label; not the..... More
London: printed for R. Ware, A. Ward, J. and P. Knapton [et al.], 1747. 8vo, [16], [944]; lexicon in double column, one page of publishers' ads at the back; full contemporary gilt-ruled calf; slight cracking at the ends of the upper joint, else a very good, sound copy, unrestored. Alston..... More
London: E. Bell, J. Darby [et al.], 1724. 8vo, pp. [966]; lexicon in double column; Alston V, 95; Kennedy 6215; Vancil, p. 12; together with: Bailey, N[athan], The universal etymological dictionary ... Vol. II. London: Thomas Cox, 1727; first edition, pp. [960]; lexicon in double column; a few woodcut illustrations..... More
St. Albans, VT: printed at the Messenger Press, 1852. Sixth edition, 12mo, pp. 33, [3]; original printed paper wrappers; a light correction in text, little creasing in corner, near fine. According to James Henry Lewis this was a modification of the Taylor system. More
Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 1978. 4to, pp. xv, [3], 367; text printed from typescript; original red cloth (a few faint smudges), upper cover lettered in gilt, black gilt-lettered spine label; near fine. More
Moscow: Izdatelstvo Akademii Nauk SSSR, 1962. 8vo, pp. 269, [3]; text in Russian; green printed boards backed in tan cloth; corners and edges rubbed, ownership signature of George Smalley on endpaper; good and sound. More
Evanston: Correct English Publishing Co., n.d. [after, 1905]. Slim 4to, [2] & 162pp., text primarily in double column; a worn, but sound and reasonably bright copy in orig. blue cloth. More
[Victoria]: Currey O'Neil, [1982]. Reprint, small 8vo, pp. 88; full blue cloth, gilt title on spine, some spotting to top edge, else fine. More
Sydney and London: Angus and Robertson Ltd., 1945. 8vo, pp. xii, [2], 425, [1]; 7 photo-reproductive plates; very good in original orange cloth, armorial bookplate, in a torn and toned dust jacket. More
Charlestown: printed by Geo. Davidson, 1824. First edition, 8vo, pp. viii, 448; original paper-covered boards, cream paper shelfback, printed paper label on spine; front joint starting, else near fine. Balfour was a leading Scottish-born American Universalist. The Inquiry is a refutation of the doctrine of eternal punishment, and a work..... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, 1899. 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 579; text printed in double columns; original maroon, gilt-tooled cloth, t.e.g., grey glazed endpapers; contemporary gift inscription on front flyleaf; interior fine. Reprint edition; copyright date 1886. More
Basel: Helbing & Lichtenhahn, 1989. First edition, thick 8vo, pp. ix, [1], 739; finje in original white and yellow printed wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Düwel on the title-page. Beiträge zur Nordischen Philologie, no. 18. More
