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New York: Published by S. Converse. Printed by Hezekiah Howe-New Haven, 1828. First edition. Webster’s landmark achievement, the most important American dictionary, of prime importance as an early effort toward mass education, eventually placing correct spelling and usage at the fingertips of the ordinary American citizen. This two-volume quarto unabridged.....  Read More Item Details for An American Dictionary of the English Language Add to Wish List

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Boston: Printed ...for the author, by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews. At Faust's Statue, no. 45, Newbury Street, 1790. First Edition. Read More Item Details for A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv [sic] writings. : On moral, historical, political and literary subjects Add to Wish List

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New Haven: Published by the Author. Sold by Crocker & Brewster, Boston, [etc.] ... Printed by B.L. Hamlen, 1842. Morse, Samuel French B. Second edition, first octavo edition. A fine copy of the rare octavo edition of Webster's unabridged dictionary, the last that Webster published before his death in 1843.....  Read More Item Details for An American Dictionary of the English Language. First Edition in Octavo, Containing the Whole Vocabulary of the Quarto, with Corrections, Improvements, and Several Thousand Additional Words; To Which is Prefixed an Introductory Dissertation on the Origin, History and Connection of the Languages of Western Asia and Europe, with an Explanation of the Principles on which Languages are Formed Add to Wish List

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[Leominster]: Printed by Charles Prentiss, Sept. 1797. Second Leominster Edition. An examination of such expressions as “When a man's name is up, he may lie abed till noon,” “She carries the Bell,” “It is just as the fit takes him,” “A Stitch in time saves nine,” and “He has come.....  Read More Item Details for The Prompter; or a Commentary on Common Sayings & Subjects, which are full of Common Sense, The Best Sense in the World Add to Wish List

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