Sewel, Willem

Groot Woordenboek der Nederduytsche en Engelsche Taalen ... [= Large Dictionary of the Dutch and English Languages ... with Grammars Added]

Amsterdam: Jacob ter Beek, 1749. Later edition. Hardcover. Two volumes bound as one. 4to. [9], 2-548; [9], 2-527 pp. Contemporary sheep with the spine in six compartments, a maroon leather label lettered in gilt on the spine. Title page of volume two in red and black. With woodcut headpieces, tailpieces and initials. Text in both Dutch and English. Sewel was a Dutch-English historian and translator. One of his most collected works is an early, copious history of the Quakers. Sewel's dictionary contains an English to Dutch and a Dutch to English volume. Explanatory grammars are added as well. Vancil 219. Jacob ter Beek's edition of Sewel's work was first published in 1735. Fair. Item #000014697

A few small burn marks on the fore-edge. Lacks the free front endpaper and the first two leaves of the first gathering in volume one (this included the title page). Vivid drawings of people and sailing ships on each pastedown and on the rear free endpaper.

Price: $275.00