Apr 21, 2009 - Sale 2176

Sale 2176 - Lot 100

Price Realized: $ 330
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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
KENRICK, WILLIAM. A New Dictionary of the English Language . . . to which is prefixed, A Rhetorical Grammar. [8], viii, 57, [725] pages. 4to, contemporary calf, heavily worn; contents toned with scattered minor ink blots and stains, title stained in upper and outer margins, with early owners' inscriptions on recto and verso and small hole in blank portion, free endpapers lacking. London: John and Francis Rivington et al., 1773

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first edition of the first English dictionary to show syllabication and to use diacritical marks as a guide to pronunciation.