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Noah Webster. A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. Hartford and New-Haven: Sidney's Press, 1806.12mo (in sixes). Contemporary sheep, spine ruled in gilt and with gilt-lettered red morocco lettering piece; quarter morocco slipcase.
FIRST EDITION. The first appearance of Webster's "American" spelling, which preceded his unabridged Dictionary, printed in 1828. 7,000 copies of this edition were produced at a price of $1.50. With a document signed being a certificate (No. 4) for "one share, being the one hundreth [sic] part, of the property and interest in Union School House..." SIGNED BY NOAH WEBSTER as Chairman of the Trustees, New-Haven, January 20, 1802.
Condition: Rebacked with original spine laid down; lettering piece scuffed obscuring text. Tape residue to hinges (seemingly where once hastily reinforced) and now with expert archival reinforcement; FTC rubber stamp to front pastedown filled-in in ink; some ink notations, drawings, and signatures to front free endpaper; some foxing and pale spotting to text throughout, with scattered staining. Signed document creased along old folds with small reinforcement in top margin recto, docketed three times on verso.
References: PMM 291; Sabin 102347; Skeel 577.
Provenance: R. Hitchcock (ink stamp to front free endpaper, additional signature of Hitchcock below stamp); "Clarkes" (signature on front free endpaper); William Targ (small bookplate to front pastedown; and with a TLS from Ben Grauer to William Targ, transmitting a short essay written by Grauer about Webster, printed by The Thistle Press in 1960 [also included]). From the William A. Strutz Library.
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2024 December 11 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part II, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6300 (go to Auction Home page)
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