[Rarebooks] FS: 1757 English-Swedish dictionary (including terms of trade & navigation) Fine copy.

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(DICTIONARIES) Serenius, Jacob. AN ENGLISH AND SWEDISH DICTIONARY: Wherein 
the Generality of Words and Various Significations Are Rendered into Swedish and 
Latin... Above 2400 English Words Traced from Their True Original Gothick... 
Thereunto Is Added a Large Collection of Terms of Trade and Navigation and an 
Herbal or Index of Plants Common to Both Nations. The Second Edition with 
Large Additions and Amendments. Harg and Stenbro, Sweden: Pet. Momma. 1757. 4to. 
(8),16pp. Plus an unpaginated double column lexicon of approx. 900 pages. At 
rear is a “Table of Terms of Trade and Navigation,” an “Herbale, Anglo Svethico 
Latinum,” and a 3-page “Addenda.” In a fine contemporary Swedish binding of 
full speckled calf, elaborately gilt tooled spine, maroon calf label. Minor 
rubbing & pinhole worming at foot of spine.     $450.00 (trade discount allowed)
Vancil p. 218. The most extensive English-Swedish dictionary to this date.

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