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Antique 1855 Boyer's French Dictionary Rare French Lexicon Abel Boyer Linguist. This is an authentic 1855 edition of Boyer's renowned French-English and English-French dictionary. A cornerstone of linguistic history, this version includes the improvements of contemporary Paris and London editions, featuring the pronunciation of each word according to the Abbé Tardy and rules for French vowels by Abbé D’Olivet. Cover: Heavily worn and scuffed leather with visible peeling and loss of finish on the front and spine edges. Both front & back cover are detached. Outer spine is missing. But all pages inside intact & bound. Interior pages contain standard foxing (spotting) and toning expected of mid-19th-century paper. This is an authentic 1855 edition of Boyer's renowned French-English and English-French dictionary. A cornerstone of linguistic history, this version includes the improvements of contemporary Paris and London editions, featuring the pronunciation of each word according to the Abbé Tardy and rules for French vowels by Abbé D’Olivet. Cover: Heavily worn and scuffed leather with visible peeling and loss of finish on the front and spine edges. Both front & back cover are detached. Outer spine is missing. But all pages inside intact & bound. Interior pages contain standard foxing (spotting) and toning expected of mid-19th-century paper.