1828 NOAH WEBSTER FIRST AMERICAN DICTIONARY FRAMED LEAF with DOCTOR entry

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 PRESENTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION,EXQUISITE, GENUINE 200 YEAR OLD  1828 NOAH WEBSTER FRAMED LEAF FROM HIS HISTORIC AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE:  FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST FULL AMERICAN DICTIONARY ! DISPLAYING THE ENTRY FOR **DOCTOR**. PUBLISHED BY S. CONVERSE, NEW  YORK AND  PRINTED BY HEZEKIAH HOWE, NEW HAVEN.

 THIS PIECE FEATURES AN ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC 200 YEAR OLD PAGE FEATURING THE DEFINITION FOR DOCTOR ON THE RIGHT, A FACSIMILE COPY OF THE GENERAL TITLE PAGE ON THE LEFT, A FACSIMILE FRONTISPIECE WITH WEBSTER’S PORTRAIT ON THE BACK AND OUR C.O.A.  VERY RARE AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.

 IN 1800, NOAH WEBSTER BEGAN HIS WORK TO CREATE THE FIRST AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. HE UPDATED THE SPELLINGS OF MANY WORDS THAT WERE BRITISH IN NATURE SUCH AS THEATRE TO THEATER ETC. IN 1806 WEBSTER PUBLISHED A POCKET DICTIONARY OF JUST 5000 WORDS IN SINGLE LINE ENTRIES FOR THE MERCHANT, THE STUDENT AND THE TRAVELLER. IN 1807, HE PUBLISHED AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF THIS SMALL DICTIONARY FOR SCHOOLS. FINALLY, IN 1828, HE FINISHED HIS WORK CREATING THE FIRST FULL AMERICAN ENGLISH DICTIONARY WITH 70,000 ENTRIES WHICH HE WROTE ENTIRELY HIMSELF.

 ONE OF THE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD MASS EDUCATION, HIS DICTIONARY PLACED CORRECT SPELLINGS AND USAGE WITHIN THE REACH OF EVERYMAN.

 THE LEAF IS 10 3/4″ x 9″, THE CUSTOM MAT IS TITLED IN GOLD AND IS 18″ x 24″ AND THE LOVELY BROWN FRAME IS 23″ x 29″. IT IS GLAZED WITH LOW GLARE ACRYLIC FOR COMFORTABLE VIEWING AND SAFE TRANSPORTATION. A UNIQUE STATEMENT PIECE FOR ANY OFFICE AND A WONDERFUL GIFT IDEA!

 NOTE- WE DO HAVE OTHER FRAME OPTIONS TO SUIT EVERY DECOR: YOU MAY CHOSE THE COLOR: BROWN, BLACK, GOLD,SILVER OR WHITE AND THE STYLE- PLAIN OR ORNATE. PLEASE INQUIRE-

 WE ALSO HAVE OTHER LEAVES AVAILABLE FOR THE:

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ATTORNEY

ARCHITECT

ARTIST

ACCOUNTANT

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CARPENTER

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CHEF

DEACON

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DRUGGIST

DIRECTOR

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FINANCIER

FIREMAN

GEOLOGIST

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INVENTOR

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THE PERFECT GIFT IDEA FOR THAT HARD TO BUY FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL !

A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A TRUE MUSEUM PIECE