A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary And Expositor Of The English Language In Which Not Only The

by John Walker

$1,250 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

London: G. G. and J. Robinson, 1791. First edition of Walker's greatest dictionary, which had a more profound effect on the pronunciation of English than any other dictionary; 4to, i -viii, 4 , ix - lvi , 6 , plus unpaginated lexicon in triple column; A4 a2 b-g4 B-4D4; a few spots and stains throughout, else a very good copy in full contemporary calf neatly rebacked, black morocco label on spine. An actor and lecturer on elocution, Walker 1732-1807

• Binding: Leather

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