Cotgrave, Randle (d. 1634?) A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues.

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Cotgrave, Randle (d. 1634?) A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues. London: by Adam Islip, 1611. First edition, folio, title page printed within elaborate woodcut compartment, contents in remarkably good condition, bound in full contemporary calf, gilt lozenge on each board, gilt tools in center of each compartment, rebacked, lacking the folding table, 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.

Cotgrave's work is an important landmark in comparative lexicography.

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http://estc.bl.uk/S107262
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Lacking the folding table.


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