Item 268014Webster's Biographical Dictionary.
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Springfield, Mass: G. & C. Meriam, [1943]. First Edition. Read More Item Details for Webster's Biographical Dictionary Add to Wish List
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Rare and first edition dictionaries and encyclopedias in various languages such as Biblical Aramaic, Arabic, German, and English.
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Springfield, Mass: G. & C. Meriam, [1943]. First Edition. Read More Item Details for Webster's Biographical Dictionary Add to Wish List
Item #268014
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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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Seattle: University of Washington Book Store, 1930. University of Washington Chapbooks Number 41. Poison-oakers and others. A dictionary of Depression-era lumberjack slang of the West Coast, rich in epithet: “Posion-oaker” describes a native Northern California. Read More Item Details for Logger-Talk. Some Notes on the Jargon of the Pacific Northwest Woods Add to Wish List
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Macao: Printed at the Office of the Chinese Repository, 1842. First edition. First edition of this early manual on the Chinese language for English speakers, issued as Chinese trade was opening to the West. It is the first book on China by the missionary and sinologist Samuel Wells Williams (1812-1884)..... Read More Item Details for Easy Lessons in Chinese: or progressive exercises to facilitate the Study of that Language, especially adapted to the Canton dialect Add to Wish List
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New York: Mission House 23 Centre Street, 1879. First Edition. A Gabonese language. Read More Item Details for Heads of Mpongwe Grammar; containing most of the Principles needed by a Learner. [BOUND WITH]:A VOCABULARY OF THE MPONGWE LANGUAGE Add to Wish List
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