BAILEY, N.

The universal etymological English dictionary: containing an additional collection of words (not in the first volume) with their explications and etymologies ... Also an explication of hard and technical words, or terms, in all arts and sciences ... Illustrated with above five hundred cuts ... Likewise a collection and explanation of words and phrases us'd in our ancient charters, statues [sic], writs ... Also the theogony, theology, and mythology of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, &c. ...To which is added, an additional collection of proper names of persons and places in Great Britain ... Vol. II.

London: printed for Thomas Cox at the Lamb under the Royal-Exchange, 1731 the second edition with many additions. 20cm. [880]pp, head pieces, text figures. Main work in double columns. Contemporary full panelled calf, red calf gilt spine label. Slight wear to extremes and label, o/w an exceptionally clean crisp copy. "This, though called Vol. II, is rather a supplementary work than part of the original dictionary". - B. L. Catalogue. With the fine heraldic bookplate of George Carre, Advocate (c1700-1766), and also the book ticket of the Scottish collector, Douglas Grant (1922-1969). Alston V. 128.

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Book number: 46226

Catalogue: Dictionary

Keywords: dictionary English language 18th century ; Dictionaries ; Early works to 1800. Names, Personal Great Britain Dictionaries ; Early works to 1800. Names, Geographical Great Britain Dictionaries ; Early works to 1800. English language ; Dictionaries ; Early

Walker, John, 1759-1830.

The universal gazetteer; being a concise description, alphabetically arranged, of the nations, towns, cities, harbours, canals, kingdoms, empires, oceans, rivers, mountains, states, provinces, seas, lakes, capes, &c. in the known world; the government, manners, and religion of the inhabitants, with the extent, boundaries, and natural productions, manufactures and curiosities of the different countries. Containing several thousand places not to be met with in any familiar gazetteer. Illustrated with a fourteen maps.

London: printed for Ogilvy and Son; J. Walker; J. Scatchard; J. Cuthell; H.D. Symonds; R. Lea; Darton and Harvey; Vernor and Hood; Lackington, Allen, and Co.; B. Crosby; J. Wright; Lee and Hurst; and James Wallis, 1798 second edition, further accommodated to commercial purposes, as well as general information, by another hand. 21cm. viii, [776]pp, folding frontis map, 13 further maps. Contemporary full calf gilt. Front board detached; vertical crack to spine. Sold as a collection of maps including Mercator's projection; North America; Asia; West Indies.

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Book number: 46548

Catalogue: Dictionary

Keywords: dictionary maps Geography ; Dictionaries. Ge´ographie ; Dictionnaires anglais. Geography. Geography ; Dictionaries. Gazetteers. Toponymy.