1724 · London
by Bailey, N[athan]
London: E. Bell, J. Darby [et al.], 1724. 8vo, pp. [966]; lexicon in double column; Alston V, 95; Kennedy 6215; Vancil, p. 12; together with: Bailey, N[athan], The universal etymological dictionary ... Vol. II. London: Thomas Cox, 1727; first edition, pp. [960]; lexicon in double column; a few woodcut illustrations in the text of a mostly heraldic nature; both volumes in contemporary full paneled calf (but not matching exactly), neatly rebacked, red morocco labels on spines. A matched set of the second editions of Bailey's two popular dictionaries, the second, rather enigmatic volume supplementing the first, and not often found together. Volume II is, (truncated)