A compendious dictionary of the English language : In which five thousand words are added to the number found in the best English compends; the orthography is, in some instances, corrected; the pronunciation marked by an accent or other suitable direction; and the definitions of many words amended and improved. To which are added for the benefit of the merchant, the student and the traveller, I.--Tables of the moneys of most of the commercial nations in the world, with the value expressed in sterling and cents. II.--Tables of weights and measures, ancient and modern, with the proportion between the several weights used in the principal cities of Europe. III.--The divisions of time among the Jews, Greeks and Romans, with a Table exhibiting the Roman manner of dating. IV.--An official list of the Post-Offices in the United States, with the States and counties in which they are respectively situated, and the distance of each from the seat of government. V.--The number of inhabitants in the United States, with the amount of exports. IV. [!]--New and interesting chronological tables of remarkable events and discoveries / by Noah Webster, Esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Webster, Noah, 1758-1843.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Dictionaries.

English language.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Penn Provenance:

Roberts, Charles (autograph)

Physical Description:

xxiii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 408 pages ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

[S. .] : From Sidney's Press, for Hudson & Goodwin, Book-sellers, Hartford, and Increase Cooke & Co., Book-sellers, New-Haven, 1806.

Notes:

First edition.

Signatures: A-B6 B-Z6 Aa-Ll6.

Cited in:

Skeel, E.E. Webster, 577

OCLC:

4823592