The Imperial Dictionary, English, Technological, and Scientific; Adapted to the Present State of Literature, Science, and Art; On the basis of Webster's English Dictionary With the Addition of Many Thousand Words and Phrases from the Other Standard Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, and from Numerous Other Sources. Comprising all Words Purely English And the Principal and Most Generally Used Technical and Scientific Terms, Together with their Etymologies and their Pronunciation, According to the Best Authorities. Edited by John Ogilvie LLD Illustrated by About Two Thousand Engravings on Wood. [FIRST Edition Volume II ONLY Full Leather Binding]

John Ogilvie

Verlag: Glasgow, Edinburgh and London: Blackie and Son., 1850

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Glasgow, Edinburgh and London: Blackie and Son, 1850, First Edition. VOLUME II ONLY, JAC to ZYT. Attractively bound in full polished calf leather with gilt titled spine, and polished calf boards. Tightly bound and structurally solid, repaired to the front joint. Worn and marked. John Ogilvie (1797 1867) was a Scottish lexicographer who edited the Imperial Dictionary of the English Language. Pagination: 1271pp. Provenance: bookplate for BW Horne, Hills Road Cambridge . Approximately 12 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally · Spine good condition gilt titles and gilt lined raised bands in good condition, marked and worn, a little dry. · Joints good condition front joint repaired, rear joint cracking and worn but holding well. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition thick, heavy boards, polished calf, gilt lined with marks and wear. Page edges good condition all marbled, top edge darkened. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition marbled, bookplate. Free end paper good condition marbled. Title good condition some foxing. Pages good condition some marks and foxing, illustrated extensively. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1850 Binding: Hardback. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1724094049985

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Titel: The Imperial Dictionary, English, ...

Verlag: Glasgow, Edinburgh and London: Blackie and Son.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1850

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition