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Its title page does not claim the status of second edition, merely noting that this new edition was the "first edition in octavo" in contrast to the quarto format of the first edition of 1828. In 1841, 82-year-old Noah Webster published a second edition of his lexicographical masterpiece with the help of his son, William G. Not all copies were bound at the same time the book also appeared in publisher's boards other original bindings of a later date are not unknown. When he lowered the price to $15 (adjusted for inflation: $404.82), its sales improved, and by 1836 that edition was exhausted. There were 2,500 copies printed, at $20 (adjusted for inflation: $539.77) for the two volumes. Converse in two quarto volumes containing 70,000 entries, as against the 58,000 of any previous dictionary. In 1828, when Noah Webster was 70, his American Dictionary of the English Language was published by S. He spent the next two decades working to expand his dictionary.Įxtract from the Orthography section of the first edition, which popularized the American standard spellings of -er (6) -or (7) dropped -e (8) -or (10) -se (11) doubling consonants with suffix (15) In William Shakespeare's first folios, for example, spellings such as center and color are the most common. Rather he chose already existing options such as center, color and check on such grounds as simplicity, analogy or etymology". He was very influential in popularizing certain spellings in America, but he did not originate them. In A Companion to the American Revolution (2008), John Algeo notes: "it is often assumed that characteristically American spellings were invented by Noah Webster. Webster was a proponent of English spelling reform for reasons both philological and nationalistic. In it, he popularized features which would become a hallmark of American English spelling ( center rather than centre, honor rather than honour, program rather than programme, etc.) and included technical terms from the arts and sciences rather than confining his dictionary to literary words. His first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, appeared in 1806. Noah Webster (1758–1843), the author of the readers and spelling books which dominated the American market at the time, spent decades of research in compiling his dictionaries. Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language

4 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.

3 Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961).

2.6 Webster's New International Dictionary (second edition, 1934).

2.5 Webster's New International Dictionary 1909.

2.4 Webster's International Dictionary (18).

2 Other dictionaries with Webster's name.

1 Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language.

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This large decorative book has a red cloth hardcover with gold décor and black accents. Vintage Dictionary Webster Dictionary Large DecorativeThis vintage, 1965 edition, dictionary is huge and in very good condition. Vintage Dictionary Webster Dictionary - $42.WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD DICTIONARY, SECOND COLLEGE EDITION, 1984.

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