[Rarebooks] FS - Leather Century Dictionary, 12 Vol. - Allibone's Dictionary of Authors

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For your Consideration: The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, 12 Vol.;
Whitney William, Dwight; Prepared under the Supervision of; The Century Co.,
N.Y. 1911: Still considered by many scholars to be one of America's greatest
dictionaries. Revised and enlarged by Benjamin E. Smith. "A General
Reference in all Departments of Knowledge". Not of a traditional dictionary;
however, being cyclopedic in scope of names, definitions in biography,
geography, mythology, historical persons and events, travel, and places,
music, astronomy, fiction and much more. Illustrated throughout, many
beautiful full color plates. Bound in 3/4 red calf, red cloth boards, green
decorated e.p., marbled edges. Very tightly bound. Mild rubbing of edges,
few black small marks to some volumes, spines darkened; however, gilt title
and numbering bright. Clean contents. Volumes include: Abbreviations used in
Etymologies and Definitions; Key to Pronunciation; Signs; Special
Explanations; and a rear index with finger tab. Vol. I., A.B.; Vol. II., C;
Vol. III., D.E.FELS; Vol. IV., Felt.G.Hoon (an encyclopedic Lexicon of the
English Language); Vol., V., HOOP. I.J.K.L.; Vol., VI., M.N.O.; Vol., VII.,
P.Q.; Vol., VII., R.SIMULANT;  Vol., IX., SIMULAR.TOKO; Vol. X., U-Z; Vol.,
XI., Cyclopedia of Names; Vol. XII., World Atlas, in full color; 118 maps.
To rear of volume, "Area of population of the Principal Countries and
Divisions," "Index to Modern Maps (431 pp)". A beautiful set. These are
heavy books approximately six and three quarter pounds each. 4 to. $400.00

Allibone, Samuel Austin, A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and
British and American Authors Living and Deceased From the Earliest Accounts
to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century, Three Volumes, J. B.
Lippincott & Co. And Childs & Peterson, Philadelphia, 1858--Inscribed to L.
Johnson Esq. by L.Austin Allibone, Phila., March 24, 1859, to full F.E.P.
Full three volume set of this monumental scholarly work; thirty thousand
biographies and literary notices, with forty indexes of subjects. Volume I
published and dedicated to Childs & Peterson, 1858. Contains Preface and
Introduction to Early English Literary History, and Chronological Tables of
Prominent Authors and their Works, from A.D. 500 to A.D. 1850 and Some
Directions for a Course of English Reading. (1005 pages). Few pale edge
stains to title and facing pages. Volume II and III published and dedicated
to J.P. Lippincott, Philadelphia 1870. Each volume has Old English lettering
initials of previous owner to dedication and inscription page. Three quarto
morocco, mottled black, brown, red boards, ridged spine, gilt title and
numbering to spine. Red and blue marbled end papers and page ends. Rubbing
of corners spine ends and hinges, volume III lower corner well rubbed, 3/4
inch chip to lower spine, front board re-attached hinge weak. All three very
solidly bound with clean bright text. 4to, over 6000 pages total.  Beautiful
edition. ALLIBONE, SAMUEL AUSTIN (1816-1889, Lucerne, Switzerland), American
author and bibliographer, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the
17th of April 1816, of French Huguenot and Quaker ancestry. He was privately
educated and engaged in mercantile business in his native city; however,
devoted himself chiefly to reading and to bibliographical research. He
acquired a profuse knowledge of English and American literature, and is best
remembered as the compiler of the well-known Critical Dictionary of English
Literature and British and American Authors. Allibone was book editor and
corresponding secretary of the American Sunday School Union; from 1879 to
1888 he was Librarian of the Lenox Library, New York City.  In addition to
his Critical Dictionary he published three large anthologies and several
religious tracts. $450.00
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