1. Aucher, Father Paschal.

A Dictionary – English and Armenian. By Father Paschal Aucher with the assistance of John Brand Esq.

Second Edition. Venice, Printed at the Press of the Armenian Academy of S. Lazarus, 1868. Large Octavo. 813 pages. Hardcover / Original quarter leather with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Extremely rare armenian dictionary of the 19th century. Scarce in this very good condition !

2. Johnson, Samuel.

A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the words are deduced from their Originals, Explained in their Different Meanings, and Authorized by the names of the writers in whose Works they are found. Abstracted from the Folio Edition, by the Author Samuel Johnson A.M. To which is prefixed, An English Grammar. To this edition are added, A History of the English Language, The Author’s Preface to the Folio and a considerable Number of Words, none of which are contained in the London Octavo.

Dublin, Printed by W.G.Jones, for Thomas Ewing, in Dame-Street, 1768. Octavo (14 cm x 21,5 cm). 1026 unnumbered pages. Hardcover / Original, 18th century leather with new spine-label. In protective Mylar. Binding with some rubbing and minor defects to the leather. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of John & Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with the name of John Meade on the titlepage.

3. Sheridan, Thomas / [Benjamin Franklin (mentioned as Subscriber with his address as Ambassador in Paris) / George Washington (mentioned as Subscriber)].

A General Dictionary of the English Language – One main Object of which, is, to establish a plain and permanent Standard of Pronunciation. To which is Prefixed A Rhetorical Grammar. Dedicated to the Volunteers of Ireland. [Including a List of Subscribers mentioning among others also: “Benjamin Franklin (Esq. Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of North America, at Paris, who ordered 20 copies)” / Mentioning also as Subscriber: “His Excellency General George Washington, Commander in Chief of all the Forces of the United States of North America”)].

First Dublin Edition. Dublin, Printed by P.Wogan at The Old Bridge and P.Byrne, College-Green, 1784. Octavo (14 cmx 21 cm). [10], LXIX, 825 [unnumbered] pages. Including a lenghty section mentioning the Irish Subscribers to this Dictionary with name and town. Hardcover / Original 18th century full leather with original, red spine-label with gilt lettering. In protective Mylar. Binding rubbed and with some minor loss to leather. The binding firm and strong and endpapers and pastdeowns intact and NOT cracked ! Small signs of a faded dampstain without any consequence to the very good condition throughout. One page with a tear (Letter G). The unpaginated section was collated as complete.

4. Steere, Edward,

A Handbook of the Swahili Language – As Spoken at Zanzibar.

Fourth Edition, Revised. London, The Sheldon Press, 1943. 12.5 cm x 19 cm. 184 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Boards are faded. Interior bright and clean.

5. Jones, Stephen.

A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing a brief account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons and remarkable characters in every age and nation.

Fourth edition (corrected). London, Robinson / Longman and Rees / Wallis, 1802. 8.5 x 13.5cm. Unpaginated. Hardcover / Contemporary, full morocco with gilt lettering on spine and gilt tooling on board edges. Marbled endpapers and all edges gilt. Very minor signs of wear to spine and corners, otherwise excellent condition. Binding solid and text clear and bright. Previous owner’s name on title page: “Susan Courteney, died 10 June 1808”.

6. Nance, R. Morton.

A New Cornish Dictionary: Gerlyver Noweth Kernewek.

Redruth, Agan Tavas, 1999. 14.5cm x 22.5cm. 200 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket and protective Mylar covering. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7. Humphreys, Christmas.

A Popular Dictionary of Buddhism.

Surrey, Curzon Press, 1997. 16 cm x 24 cm. 224 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

8. Rhys, Ernest. (Editor).

A Smaller Classical Dictionary. Reference Smith’s Smaller Classical Dictionary Edited by E.H. Blakeney, M.A.

London / New York, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1940. 11 cm x 17.5 cm. XXII, 284 pages. Some black and white plates grouped at the back of book. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. [Everyman’s Library No.495]

9. Skeat, Rev. Walter W.

An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language.

A New Edition, Revised and Enlarged [Fourth Edition]. Oxford, At The Clarendon Press, 1924. Quarto. XLIV, 780 pages. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. A wonderful of this beautifully typeset publication with spacious margins and a delight to use. From the personal library of William Spark (20 Blades Street, Lancaster), with his name and address in ink to endpaper.

10. Rand, Benjamin.

Bibliography of Philosophy, Psychology and Cognate Subjects.

Two Volumes (Complete Set) Massachusetts, Peter Smith / The Macmillan Company, 1949. 19.2 cm x 26.1 cm. Pagination: Volume I: XXIV, 542 pages. Volume II: VI, 649 pages (p.543-p.1192). Original Hardcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only very minor tanning to edges of both volumes. Otherwise excellent, very clean and binding strong. [Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology – Volume III: Part I and Part II – Edited by James Mark Baldwin].