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Victorian Diamond Jubilee Book Of Common Prayer - 1897 - Antique Theology Book
Victorian Diamond Jubilee Book Of Common Prayer - 1897 - Antique Theology BookThe Victorian Diamond Jubilee Book Of Common Prayer Of The Church Of EnglandPublished by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons: London 1897Printed In An Easy Reporting Style Of Pitman's ShorthandGeneral wear and rubbing to cover and spine as shown. Pages are clean and well presented with minimal light foxing to prelims. There are no loose pages. Good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.Size 19cm x 13.5cm x 2.5cm
1738 Hederich Lexicon Manuale Graecum Folio Greek Latin Antique Dictionary Book
Lexicon Manuale Graecum
By Benjamin (M. Benj.) Hederich (1675-1748)
Language:
Greek-Latin (with extensive grammatical, analytic, and syntactic apparatus)
Imprint:
Londini (London), printed by T. Wood, for H. Knaplock, D. Midwinter, W. Innys, R. Manby, R. Robinson, A. Ward, J. & P. Knapton, S. Birt, T. Longman, E. Wicksteed
Date:
MDCCXXXVIII (1738) — explicitly dated within the preliminaries (Jan. MDCCXXXVIII), confirming the 1738 London edition
Scarce Latin/Greek Dictionary -
Period Manuscript Ownership Inscriptions & Scholarly Marginalia Present.
Contents & Structure:
This edition reflects the major London reworking of Hederich's influential Greek lexicon, revised and substantially expanded by Samuel Patrick, A.M., sub-preceptor at Charterhouse. The title page explicitly states the work's division into Hermeneutic, Analytic, and Synthetic sections, with alphabetical Greek vocabulary, Latin interpretation, grammatical resolution of difficult forms, and reverse Latin-to-Greek phraseology. This was one of the most widely used Greek reference tools in British schools and universities throughout the 18th century.
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This substantial 1738 London folio is the expanded second edition of Benjamin Hederich's Lexicon Manuale Graecum, one of the most important Greek-Latin dictionaries used in British and European classical education during the 18th century. Thoroughly revised and enlarged by Samuel Patrick of Charterhouse, the work is explicitly designed to surpass earlier lexica, offering a far more comprehensive treatment of Greek vocabulary, syntax, and grammatical structure than its predecessors. Printed for a distinguished consortium of London booksellers, it reflects the high scholarly and commercial standing of the work.
The lexicon is methodically arranged into hermeneutic, analytic, and synthetic sections, providing not only direct Greek-to-Latin definitions but also grammatical resolution of difficult forms and extensive Latin-to-Greek phraseology. The dedication to Richard Mead, physician to King George II, situates the volume firmly within the intellectual culture of early Georgian Britain, where classical learning underpinned medicine, theology, law, and polite education. This edition was particularly valued in schools and universities for its clarity, breadth, and pedagogical utility.
Bound in its original full calf, this example retains its complete text and preliminaries, with visible evidence of period scholarly use in manuscript inscriptions and marginalia. Despite expected wear to the binding and edges, it remains an imposing and highly usable reference volume. An excellent acquisition for collectors of early classical scholarship, institutional history, or 18th-century educational texts, and especially appealing to classicists, philologists, and historians of learning."
Binding: worn but solid; heavy rubbing, edge losses, and surface cracking to calf; spine sound with legible label. "E. Brisco" engraved into front cover as shown. Text block: generally clean for age; expected toning, foxing, edge wear, and some corner losses; occasional small tears and repairs visible; text unaffected. Repairs to title page as shown. Some ancient bookworm activity to first few pages. Overall: Very Good / Good+ for a large, working 18th-century scholarly folio lexicon, with excellent presence and clear usability. There are no loose pages. Page tears with loss to front blank endpaper and last page with publishers advertising as shown. A fascinating copy in good to very good condition overall. Please review photos closely as they form an important part of the description.
Size 24.5cm x 19cm x 6cm - Unpaginated - Weighs 1.834kgs
