A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
1755
First edition this epochal work, described by Noah Webster as having accomplished "in philology, the effect which Newton's discoveries had in mathematics" (quoted in PMM).
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LORDS OF THE NORTH
(2007)
US first printing, signed edition specially bound by the publisher, of the 3rd novel from the Saxon Stories, now better known as the Last Kingdom series after the television adaptation of the same name.
THE FLAME BEARER
(2016)
Signed first US edition of the 10th novel from the acclaimed Saxon Stories, now better known as the Last Kingdom series after the television adaptation of the same name.
BETWEEN THE ACTS
(1941)
First printing of the first American edition of Woolf's posthumously published novel.
GLOSSOGRAPHIA: or a Dictionary Interpreting the Hard Words
1670
Third edition of one of the earliest and most influential monolingual English dictionaries.
A DICTIONARY OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT DIALECT
1886
Scarce presentation copy of the first edition, subscribers' issue, of the lore, language and song of the Isle of Wight.
PASSING ENGLISH OF THE VICTORIAN ERA: A Dictionary of Heterodox English, Slang, and Phrase
[1909]
First edition of this lively compilation of local, seasonal, and fashionable "fugitive language" spoken by Victorians.
A DICTIONARY OF THE SUSSEX DIALECT: And Collection of Provincialisms in Use in the County of Sussex
1875
Presentation copy "from the author" of the second edition of this guide to the distinctive dialect of Sussex, from the library of a noted Sussex horticulturalist.
A DICTIONARY OF SLANG, JARGON & CANT
1897
First trade edition of this captivating slang dictionary of the late Victorian era, revised from the limited subscribers' edition in 1889.
THE DIALECT OF CRAVEN, IN THE WEST-RIDING OF THE COUNTY OF YORK, WITH A COPIOUS GLOSSARY
1828
Second enlarged edition of this dialect and glossary of the Deanery of Craven, by a native of that region and champion of its linguistic features.
THE DIALECT OF THE ENGLISH GYPSIES
1875
Second edition of this monograph on Anglo-Romani, with bibliography, grammar, vocabulary, and selected texts and transcriptions.
A DICTIONARY OF ARCHAIC AND PROVINCIAL WORDS
1901
Handsome later edition of this fascinating historical reference.
A CONCISE DICTIONARY OF MIDDLE ENGLISH: From A.D. 1150 to 1580
[circa 1930s]
Later printing of the standard Middle English reference work.
AMERICAN EXPRESSIONS
1876
First and only printing of this rare pamphlet of selected Americanisms, compiled by an English visitor to the United States.
LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER
(1933)
Curiously rebound early edition of Lawrence's much-suppressed Great Book, in a full snakeskin binding.
LIFE AS WE HAVE KNOWN IT
1931
First printing of these collected writings by members of the Women's Cooperative Guild, with a notable introduction by Woolf.
A CLASSICAL DICTIONARY OF THE VULGAR TONGUE
1796 [but circa 1810]
Third edition, later issue, of Grose's classic slang dictionary of 18th-century colloquial and ungentlemanly nouns and verbs.
A THEATRE OF WITS
1660
First separately issued edition of this anthology of maxims and aphorisms, printed in the first year of the Restoration.
THE EDWARDIANS
1930
Signed limited first edition of this incisive bildungsroman set among the English aristocracy of the early twentieth century.
THE RAZOR'S EDGE
1944
First edition, trade issue, of Maugham's ambitious portrait of the search for transcendence (preceded by the signed limited edition but itself preceding the UK edition).
PEG WOFFINGTON
1899
Limited deluxe issue of the Thomson edition, illustrating the popular historical novel about the Irish actress from the Georgian era, one of 200 large-paper copies on handmade paper.
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