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A COMPLETE AND UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY of the English Language: comprehending the explanation, pronunciation, origin, and synonyms of each word; an epitome of history biography, and the useful sciences; a description of the counties, cities, and market-towns of Great Britain, and of the kingdoms, states, provinces, and cities in the known world, with a variety of other useful information. By the Rev. James Barclay. A new edition, enlarged, improved, and adapted to the present state of science, by B.B. Woodward, B.A. London.
London: James S. Virtue, No date [circa 1848]. 951pages. Among the many engravings and portraits are 42 county maps, plus maps of The Isle of Thanet, Ise of Man, Portsmouth, Oxford, London, and England and Wales, by Thomas Moule. Original full calf gilt. Binding cracked at spine and pulled at head of spine; some occasional light foxing; else a very good copy.
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A COMPLETE AND UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: comprehending the explanations, pronunciation, origin, and synonymes of each word; an epitome of History, Biography, and the useful Sciences… A new edition, enlarged, improved, and adapted to the present state of science, by B.B Woodward.
London: James S. Virtue. 951 pages. Illustrated with 45 uncoloured county maps by Moule, and five further maps and plans – England and Wales; London; City of Oxford; Portsmouth; Isle of Thanet; plus 10 engraved portraits. Original full calf gilt. Quarto. Spine splitting and worn; some light spotting else very good.
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A DICTIONARY OF THE KENTISH DIALECT and Provincialisms in use in the County of Kent.
London: English Dialect Society, 1887. xxiv, 194, plus ad’s and blank leaves. Softback. Original printed blue wrappers. Octavo. First edition. Spine worn and chipped; book a little shaken; embossed ownership stamp to half-title; else a very good clean copy.
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