A collection of English and Latin Dictionaries

A collection of English and Latin Dictionaries

Cooper (Thomas) Thesaurus Linguae Romanae et Britannicae…

Second edition, folio; modern calf binding, blind tooling, spine with raised bands; crisp copy, slight damp stain to edges and corners, heavier staining, browning and creasing in last gathering, lightly soiled throughout, X⁵ tearing bottom margin, no loss; lacking first blank, complete text; exlibris under printer’s device ‘Joane[s] 1589’; later exlibris in dedication last page. London: [Henry Denham], 1573.

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Littleton (Adam) Linguæ Latinæ liber dictionarius quadripartitus. A Latin dictionary, in four parts…

Second edition, contemporary calf binding; engraved frontispiece by Robert White plus two maps of Italy and Rome, "Dictionarium Latino-Barbarum." has separate title page; slightly soiled and with ink stains throughout; tearing to margins 3O¹ 3Y³, no loss; quarto; London: printed for T. Basset, 1678.

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Coles (Elisha) A dictionary, English-Latin, and Latin-English; containing all things necessary for the translating of either language into the other…

Calf blind tooled, rebacked with raised bands and gilt title, minor worming, browning in some pages; 8vo; London: printed for D. Browne, R. and J. Bonwicke, J. Walthoe, G. Conyers, J. Knapton [and 14 others], 1727.

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Blome (Richard) The Gentleman’s Recreations: in three parts

Second edition, incomplete, first part only containing first part containing only a brief introduction to the liberal arts and sciences, last two pages misnumbered, lacking title page, no illustrations; bound in blue paper in oiled paper wrapping; slight staining throughout text, staining in gutter; folio; London: printed for R. Bonwicke; J. Walthoe; W. Freeman, T. Goodwin, M. Wotton, 1709-10.

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Gouldman (Francis) A copious dictionary in three parts

Contemporary calf binding, spine gilt with leather stamp, red edges, marbled endpapers inscription to free endpaper; spine and corners worn, small marginal tearings, slight damp staining, loose leaf and fraying edges on last gathering, fragile hinges; quarto; Cambridge: John Hayes, 1674.

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Fenning (Daniel) The royal English dictionary; or, A treasury of the English language

Fifth edition improved; to which are added, the lives of several eminent modern writers; manuscript inscriptions to front endpapers; calf binding, worn at edges and corners, spine severely worn; worming in last 6 gatherings, damp staining and soiling throughout, creasing to corners; 8vo; London: printed for L. Hawes and 6 others, 1775