1947 · Springfield, MA
by Robert Keith Leavitt
Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam, 1947. 106 pp. Subtitle: A Short History of the Original Webster Dictionaries Particular Reference to their First Hundred Years as Publications of G.&C. Merriam Company Springfield, Massachusetts. Gray paper hard cover, black and white illustrations, photographs, portraits, and copied images, title page is two tone.
Part One: Noah's Ark; 1. This Webster 2. The Making of a Lexicographer 3. Noah Webster's Dictionaries Part Two: New England Yankees; 4. Enter the Merriams, 5. "Thank God for Worcester!" Part Three: 6. An International Institution, 7. "Make the Best", 8. Seining the River of Words.
10" x 7" slight staining on cover. (Inventory #: 2600047)
Part One: Noah's Ark; 1. This Webster 2. The Making of a Lexicographer 3. Noah Webster's Dictionaries Part Two: New England Yankees; 4. Enter the Merriams, 5. "Thank God for Worcester!" Part Three: 6. An International Institution, 7. "Make the Best", 8. Seining the River of Words.
10" x 7" slight staining on cover. (Inventory #: 2600047)