by O.H. Elliottt

O.H. Elliott / San Luis Potosi, Mexico (1883)

248 pages /  7 1/2 " X 101/2"

Blue fabric over boards. Beautiful gold decoration and titling on front cover and spine. Blind tool stamping to front and back covers. Over 2036 wood engravings.

*  Remarkable English-Spanish bilingual picture dictionary with 2036 wood engravings. 

*  Scarce first edition.

Condition: Acceptable

*  This book has seen a fair amount of use. 

*  Heavy shelf wear, water damage and abrasions to covers and spine. See photos

*  Moderate abrasion and wear to spine caps.

*  Splits to front and rear cover sheets

*  Pages are lightly darkened with light foxing and occasional water spots throughout.

*  Very small tears to some pages.

*  Some notations by prior owners.

*   A prior owner inked in the French equivalents of some English and Spanish words.

*  The illustrations are amusing and often touching in their simplicity. An interesting aspect to this "pictionary" is the use of English words rarely used in contemporary English such as binnacle, whippletree and Leyden Jar.