OETER

[Peter Mark Roget; Inscribed by Author (with authorial annotations by Roget or, less likely, his son; Thesaurus of English words and phrases, classified and arranged so as to facilitate the expression of ideas and assist in literary composition

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Peter Mark Roget (Thesaurus)
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Second edition, revised and enlarged. London : Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1853
£500.00

Brown morocco, recased (not quite perfectly, eg gathering still loose), hinge strain front, corners bumped. xxxix,[1],434,[2]p. ; 8vo. INSCRIBED John Lewis Roget | from his affectionate father | the Author. With the bookplate of S.R. Romilly [Samuel Romilly Roget, a later editor of the Thesaurus]. S.R. Roget's obituary is in Grace's Guide. Annotations in tiny hand, probably Roget himself but possibly his son who inherited his mantle (see image): a. P.203, under WEALTH, 'Almighty Dollar' term Ist used in Wm Jennings 'Creole Village'.

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