[Rarebooks] FS: First British Edition of Webster's DICTIONARY, 1832
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WEBSTER, Noah. A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Intended To
Exhibit: I. The Origin And The Affinities Of Every English Word, As Far
As They Have Been Ascertained, With Its Primary Signification, As Now
Generally Established;-- II. The Orthography And The Pronunciation Of
Words, As Sanctioned By Reputable Usage, And Where This Usage Is
Divided, As Determinable By A Reference To The Principle Of Analogy;--
III. Accurate And Discriminating Definitions Of Technical And Scientific
Terms, With Numerous Authorities And Illustrations. To Which Are
Prefixed An Introductory Dissertation On The Origin, History, And
Connection Of The Languages Of Western Asia And Of Europe; And A Concise
Grammar, Philosophical And Practical, Of The English Language. London:
Black, Young, and Young, 1832. First British Edition. Two quarto (8-1/2"
x 10-1/2") volumes in early 1/2 calf leather and marbled boards with
leather corners and gilt-lettered black morocco spine labels. Webster's
groundbreaking dictionary was originally published in New York, 1828
with this edition reprinted by E.H. Barker, Esq. pf Thetford, Norfolk,
from a Copy communicated by the Author, and containing many Manuscript
Corrections and Additions. In some copies of this First English Edition,
the title page of the first volume is dated 1831. Largely set in three
columns. Some foxing to the first and last pages. A bit of wear to the
spine edges and corners but the binding is tight and firm. Very Good.
PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 291: "Webster was an ardent nationalist and
he wanted to stress the political separation from Britain by the
cultivation of a separate American language. Under the influence of his
friend Benjamin Franklin he turned his attention to 'a reformed mode of
spelling,' and although he rejected the radical phonetic innovations
proposed by Franklin, he went far enough to give many printed American
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