Defoe, Daniel, attrib
Dictionarium Sacrum seu Religiosum. A Dictionary of All Religions, Ancient and Modern. Whether Jewish, Pagan, Christian or Mahometan. More Particularly Comprehending I. The Lives and Doctrines of the Authors and Propagators. II The Respective Divisions, S
London:: for James Knapton,, 1704.. First edition.. Full modern two-tone calf, gilt lettering on spine. Red and brown speckled edges. Includes name of previous owner "Jo(seph) Raisbeth" on first free leaf, notations on title page and final leaf, all in manuscript. Occasional underlining in red or blue pencil through course of text. Browning and foxing.. 8vo.. A lexicon of religious names and terms. This is said to be the first dictionary of its type in English. The attribution to Defoe is in question. ESTCt138451. Halkett & Laing II,60. Lowndes II,616. Vancil 71. Not in Moore.
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