BOOKS: (2) Perry's Dictionaries 1st American Ed, 2 copies: William Perry. The Royal Standard Dictionary: in Which the Words are Not Only Rationally Divided into Their Syllables, Accurately Accented, and Their Part of Speech Properly Distinguished; but Likewise by a Key to This Work... Thomas & Andrews, West & Richardson, and Edward Cotton, Boston. No date, circa 1810. Hardcover. 5 x 5 1/2 inches. xii, 491. Full leather binding, spine label, owner's name in pencil on front endpaper. Second copy is slightly smaller, 4 7/8 x 5 1/4 inches. Missing title page, but dedication states "Dedication to the First American Edition. to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences" and is signed off Isaiah Thomas. Pages are without folios.

Provenance: Property from the Collection of Charles E. Sigety

Notes/Literature: The late Charles E. Sigety was a renowned collector of Americana, ranging from examples of Norman Rockwell to important historic documents. A selection of his collection was sold at Christie's New York in 2016

Good/fair, larger with some staining and toning to pages, the smaller and presumed first edition, with warped boards, front hinge off, damp staining heavy at front and back, be advised that all lots in this sale will exhibit some degree of wear due to age and/or handling