A new dictionary of the English language
$1,750 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books
First edition
London: William Pickering, 1836-37. First edition, 2 volumes, 4to, pp. 4 , 1183, 1 ; 4 , 1185-2222, 1 ; contemporary and probably original full calf, double gilt-ruled borders, gilt-decorated spine in 5 compartments, gilt-lettered in 2; rebacked, original spines laid down; spines a little rubbed, else very good and sound. First published as part of the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana 1818-37 , it consisted of a great many illustrative quotations drawn from
Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.