The new world of English words: or, a general dictionary: containing the interpretations of such hard words as are derived from other languages ; whether Hebrew, Arabick, Syriack, Greek, Latin, Italian, French, Spanish, British, Dutch, Saxon, &c. their etymologies and perfect definitions: together with all those terms that relate to the arts and sciences; ... To which are added the significations of proper names, mythology, and poetical fictions, historical relations, geographical descriptions of most countries and cities of the world; especially of these three nations wherein their chiefest antiquities, battles, and other most memorable passages are mentioned; as also all other subjects that are useful, and appertain to our English language. A work very necessary for strangers, as well as our own countrymen, for all persons that would rightly understand what they discourse, write, or read. Collected and published by E.P. For the greater honour of those learned gentlemen and artists that have been asistant in the most practical sciences, their names are affixed in the next page.
1658
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The new world of English words: or, a general dictionary: containing the interpretations of such hard words as are derived from other languages ; whether Hebrew, Arabick, Syriack, Greek, Latin, Italian, French, Spanish, British, Dutch, Saxon, &c. their etymologies and perfect definitions: together with all those terms that relate to the arts and sciences; ... To which are added the significations of proper names, mythology, and poetical fictions, historical relations, geographical descriptions of most countries and cities of the world; especially of these three nations wherein their chiefest antiquities, battles, and other most memorable passages are mentioned; as also all other subjects that are useful, and appertain to our English language. A work very necessary for strangers, as well as our own countrymen, for all persons that would rightly understand what they discourse, write, or read. Collected and published by E.P. For the greater honour of those learned gentlemen and artists that have been asistant in the most practical sciences, their names are affixed in the next page.
Uniform title
New world of words
Created/published
London : Printed by E. Tyler, for Nath. Brooke at the sign of the Angel in Cornhill, 1658.
Description
[360] p., [1] leaf of plates ; (fol.)
Associated name
Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696? author.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Note
With an added engraved title page (plate).
Signatures: a-b⁴ c⁶ A-2Q⁴ 2R⁶ 2S⁴.
Leaf 2R6 is blank.
With 4 final advertisement leaves, the first of which bears errata on recto.
Signatures: a-b⁴ c⁶ A-2Q⁴ 2R⁶ 2S⁴.
Leaf 2R6 is blank.
With 4 final advertisement leaves, the first of which bears errata on recto.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), P2068
Alston, 53
Gibson, 532
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R14781
Alston, 53
Gibson, 532
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R14781
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Annotations.
Booksellers' advertisements.
Booksellers' advertisements.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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P2068 copy 1 (folio)
Folger-specific note
cs223. Lacking engraved t.p. Manuscript label at tail of spine: 179. Provenance: pencilled note on back paste-down: "from Sotheran 3.2.[19]04"; according to Folger case catalog: Feb. 1, 1904 Folger purchase from Sotheby, lot no. 179
Call number
P2068 copy 2 (folio)
Folger-specific note
Smedley. Imperfect: lacking gathering 2S. Manuscript label at head of spine: 648/2. Manuscript markings. Provenance: inscription on detached front free endpaper: "Michael Culley / [and continued in a different hand] [M?] Culley to / Mary [sic] Christmas / 189"; pencilled note on front paste-down: "Hodgsons"; bookplate of W. T. Smedley (motto "forward")