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A Galic and English dictionary containing all the words in the Scotch and Irish dialects of the Celtic, that could be collected from the voice, and old books and MSS
de Shaw, William, Rev
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London: for the author by W. and A. Strahan, 1780. First edition, 2 volumes in 1, 4to, pp. [8], [372]; [2], [306], [4] list of subscribers, which includes James Boswell and Samuel Johnson; text in double column; upper joint cracked otherwise a near fine copy in contemporary full tree calf, elaborately gilt-decorated spine, red morocco label; fine. From the library of the celebrated engineer, James Watt, without any sign of ownership, but so recorded in a 19th-century inventory. In all, 209 subscribers took 216 copies from the total print run of 500; other subscribers include Edmund Burke and Joseph Banks. Shaw was a good friend of Johnson who, it is said, offered his assistance with this dictionary. Alston XIV, 70.
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- 50043
- Título
- A Galic and English dictionary containing all the words in the Scotch and Irish dialects of the Celtic, that could be collected from the voice, and old books and MSS
- Autor
- Shaw, William, Rev
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- for the author by W. and A. Strahan
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1780
- Palabras clave
- Gaelic , Irish , ,
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