The English Dictionarie of 1623.
New York: Huntington Press, 1930. Hardcover. Prefatory note by Chauncey Brewster Tinker. 12mo. Khaki suede with gilt-lettered burgundy calf spine label, slipcase with paper spine label. xxi, 197pp. Illustration. Very good/very good. Calf spine label a tad rough but tight; slipcase lightly edgeworn but sound. Item #48893
Attractive and internally fine and bright first of this edition, with rear colophon noting limitation of 999 copies. Little is known about this British lexicographer, but although two English language dictionaries preceded his, he was the first to use the word "Dictionary" in the title so is granted a certain distinction; on top of that it was popular and went through eleven editions between this first edition (whose text is represented here) and 1658.
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