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PHILLIPS, EDWARD. 1630-1696.
The New World of English Words: or, a General Dictionary.... London: Nathaniel Brooke, 1658.

5 December 2019, 10:00 EST
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PHILLIPS, EDWARD. 1630-1696.

The New World of English Words: or, a General Dictionary.... London: Nathaniel Brooke, 1658.
Folio. Engraved frontispiece with view of Cambridge and Oxford, and portraits of famous men of letters. Modern paneled calf. Title page soiled, some chipping to corners, ink notations on verso of title.

FIRST EDITION. Upon its release, this work was attacked publicly by Thomas Blount, whose own dictionary had been published two years earlier. Phillips was the nephew of John Milton, and was best known for his review of poets through the ages, Theatrum poetarum. Alston 53; Wing P-2068.

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