Kersey, John

Dictionarium Anglo-Britannicum

John Kersey. Dictionarium Anglo-Britannicum, or a General English Dictionary… London: J. Phillips, 1726. Third edition, corrected and enlarged. 
Octavo. Unpaginated. Contemporary full brown leather, five raised bands, boards tooled in blind, brown topstain. 
Third edition of the first abridged English dictionary. 

Spine and boards, rubbed and edgeworn, with loss to corners, spine ends, and board edges; hinges gently cracked; early ink and pencil ownership signatures to (torn) front free endpaper and flyleaf; moderate toning, minor foxing throughout. Very good. Item #2481

Price: $850.00