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xxviii, 483, [1] pp. Printed from the original 19th century engravings and electrotyped plates. (8vo) 15.5x12 cm (6x4¾") full dark brown goatskin, alphabetically stamped in blind on the front, numeric translation on the rear, red leather label lettered in gilt, all edges decoratively printed in a variety of colors. Copy number 23 of 100 copies of the Standard Edition.

Signed by Carrera at the colophon, as issued. "The Pictorial Webster's is, in simplest terms, an artistic visual reference of what was important to 19th Century America. The 400 plus page volume is printed with the original wood engravings and copper electrotypes of the Merriam-Webster dictionaries of the 19th Century; namely the 1859 American Dictionary of the English Language (the 1st illustrated dictionary in America), the 1864 edition of that same Dictionary, and the 1890 International Dictionary. The Engravings are arranged alphabetically, a system of organization long shunned by lexicographers because alphabetical order grants no intrinsic meaning to any given grouping of words, but it is perfect for a book that creates its own immersive experience in imagery of a time gone by." - from the publisher's website.