Author: ELWELL, William Odell
Title: A New and Complete Dictionary of the English and German Languages, for General Use. / Neuestes Vollständiges Wörterbuch Der Englischen and Deutschen Sprache, Zum Gebrauch Für Alle Stände
Description: New York, George Westermann, 1853. Hardcover. 12mo. Full black blind-embossed calf with gilt spine lettering, rules and decorations. xxi, (1p), 398pp; xxii, 420pp. Good plus. Binding well worn, edgeworn and rubbed, with rubbed and toned endpapers, but text block tight, sound and clean; August 10, 1858 ownership signature on front flyleaf of a G.R.G Jones of Hannover, Germany; rear inner flyleaf bears pencilled language reminder notes and some entries bear pencilled margin checkmarks; small Wisconsin convent name inkstamped at bottom of opening German title page. Ruggedly attractive and handleable despite general wear, this "Fourth Stereotype Edition" from lexicographer Elwell (1806-95) bears side-by-side English/German title pages -- this the "First Part: English and German" -- and midway through is a second pair of title pages for "Second Part: German and English. .
Keywords: Literary Criticism German Language
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Title: A New and Complete Dictionary of the English and German Languages, for General Use. / Neuestes Vollständiges Wörterbuch Der Englischen and Deutschen Sprache, Zum Gebrauch Für Alle Stände
Description: New York, George Westermann, 1853. Hardcover. 12mo. Full black blind-embossed calf with gilt spine lettering, rules and decorations. xxi, (1p), 398pp; xxii, 420pp. Good plus. Binding well worn, edgeworn and rubbed, with rubbed and toned endpapers, but text block tight, sound and clean; August 10, 1858 ownership signature on front flyleaf of a G.R.G Jones of Hannover, Germany; rear inner flyleaf bears pencilled language reminder notes and some entries bear pencilled margin checkmarks; small Wisconsin convent name inkstamped at bottom of opening German title page. Ruggedly attractive and handleable despite general wear, this "Fourth Stereotype Edition" from lexicographer Elwell (1806-95) bears side-by-side English/German title pages -- this the "First Part: English and German" -- and midway through is a second pair of title pages for "Second Part: German and English. .
Keywords: Literary Criticism German Language
Price: US$ 100.00 Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
- Book number: 50276
- Book number: 50276
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