[Thomas Sheridan]; Stephen Jones — Sheridan Improved. A General Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the English Language

London, J. W. H. Payne, 1812. Leather. A new stereotype edition of this popular pronunciation dictionary revised from the work of Thomas Sheridan. Stereotype edition, revised, corrected, and improved throughout.  In a full contemporary calf binding, with decorative gilt to the borders and spine. Marbled endpapers and renewed blanks. Leaves are closely trimmed, with the odd instance of text cut partly to the upper margins.  Thomas Sheridan first published his "respelled" dictionary of the English language in 1780, establishing itself as a major work of period intended as a universal standard of English pronunciation. This edition is considerably enlarged by Stephen Jones.  In a full contemporary calf binding, with decorative gilt to the borders and spine. Marbled endpapers. Externally, with rubbing to the extremities and marks and scuffs to the boards. Loss to the tail of the rear joint and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with light toning and the odd spot. Handling marks to the title page. Good . Ill.: None. Good .