Incredibly Rare- No other copies found on-line Own it before it is Gone An American dictionary of the English language : exhibiting the origin, orthography, pronunciation, and definitions of words / by Noah Webster ; abridged from the quarto edition of the author, to which are added, a synopsis of words differently pronounced by different orthoëpists ; and Walker's Key to the classical pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture proper names. (New York : S. Converse, 1829), by Noah Webster. First Abridged Edition. Octavo. 1,011 pages,Complete. Produced a year after Webster's original two-volume edition, this abridgement was edited by Joseph Emerson Worcester. Worcester had been Webster's assistant on the two-volume edition and would later become a competitor, producing his own dictionary in 1830. This rivalry led to what has become known as the "dictionary wars." “The front cover is detached as are the first 16 pages. The text is complete. Page 17 needs repair, shown in pictures. Overall, Good with just very very light foxing to margins. We are leaving the re-binding to the collector to suit their own tastes.”