A Dictionary of the English Language Compiled From Dr. Johnson; with the Addition of Many Hundred Words Since Become Familiar. And to Which is Added a Complete List of All the Cities, Boroughs, Towns, and Remarkable Villages in England and Wales. And a Comprehensive View of English Grammar.

Dr. Johnson

Published by Peacock & Mansfield, London, 1825

About this Item

A new edition of this concise English dictionary with many additions. New edition. With a frontispiece and many in-text images. A concise dictionary of the English language with a comprehensive view of English grammar, as well as a list of all cities, boroughs, towns, and villages in England and Wales. Compiled from Samuel Johnson, an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. Bound in decorative leather. Externally, sound with rubbing to the extremities. Light loss to the board tips with loss to the head of the spine. A small crack to the rear joint with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Tide marks to the frontispiece and title page. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front and rear endpapers dated 1846. Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Dictionary of the English Language Compiled From Dr. Johnson; with the Addition of Many Hundred Words Since Become Familiar. And to Which is Added a Complete List of All the Cities, Boroughs, Towns, and Remarkable Villages in England and Wales. And a Comprehensive View of English Grammar.
• Publisher: Peacock & Mansfield, London
• Publication Date: 1825
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: None
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book