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KENRICK, WILLIAM. A New Dictionary of the English Language... to which is prefixed, A Rhetorical Grammar.
4to, contemporary tree calf, rebacked retaining attractively gilt-tooled original backstrip and morocco lettering piece, cover corners restored; contents toned. London: John and Francis Rivington et al., 1773
- Notes: first edition of the first English dictionary to show syllabication and to use diacritical marks as a guide to pronunciation. Kenrick (1725?-79) was a miscellaneous writer and "superlative scoundrel" (DNB).
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