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GEORGE, NOAH T.J. The gentlemen and ladies' pocket dictionary, to which is prefixed tables showing the day of the month for one hundred years.
Concord, printed by Luther Roby, 1831. Only edition of an uncommon American dictionary, 32mo (4.25 x 2.75 inches), pp. [8], [9]-128; title within woodcut ornamental border, woodcut on verso of title-p., woodcut headpiece depicting an American eagle; contemporary and probably original full sheep; rubbed, but good and sound. George also compiled a shipwreck anthology and a statistical gazetteer, as well as other popular works. About 4000 entry words, pronunciations, parts of speech and brief definitions. American Imprints 7239 (4 copies); Burkett, American Dictionaries of the English Language before 1861, p. 66; Vancil, p. 97; 6 copies in OCLC.
Offered for US$ 937.50 by: Rulon-Miller Books ABAA/ILAB - Book number: 29116