Making Johnsons Dictionary 17461773 by Reddick Allen (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Following the discovery of manuscript materials, including hundreds of unpublished additions and changes, for Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, Allen Reddick describes the conception, composition, writing, and subsequent revision of the first great English dictionary, and the only dictionary created by a great writer. In this second edition of his acclaimed study, Reddick incorporates new commentary and scholarship, and situates The Making of Johnson's Dictionary in current critical and scholarly debate. Allen Reddick's study of the conception, composition, writing and subsequent revision of the first great English dictionary. This second edition incorporates new commentary and scholarship. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Following the discovery of manuscript materials, including hundreds of unpublished additions and changes, for Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, Allen Reddick describes the conception, composition, writing, and subsequent revision of the first great English dictionary, and the only dictionary created by a great writer. In this second edition of his acclaimed study, Reddick incorporates new commentary and scholarship, and situates The Making of Johnson's Dictionary in current critical and scholarly debate. Allen Reddick's study of the conception, composition, writing and subsequent revision of the first great English dictionary. This second edition incorporates new commentary and scholarship. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.