A Dictionary of the English Language; In Which The Words Are Deduced From Their Originals, and Illustrated In Their Different Significations By Examples From The Best Writers. To Which are Prefixed A History of the Language, and an English Grammar

Johnson, Samuel

Published by J. Johnson, C. Dilly, London, 1799

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Quarto, two volumes. Full diced brown calf, title in gilt on red morocco label affixed to spines. Decorated with five raised bands and gilt-ruled compartments on spine, with gilt turn-ins and marbled edges. Both spines rebacked for added structure, original morocco labels laid down. Solid text blocks, bumped corners, internally clean with occasional foxing. Includes a frontispiece portrait of Johnson engraved from Sir Joshua Reynold's original painting. A near fine example of a landmark work in lexicography. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an influential English writer, lexicographer, and critic. Renowned for his masterful command of the English language, Johnson compiled the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language, originally published in 1755. This is the eighth edition of that dictionary. Seller Inventory # 15259

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Dictionary of the English Language; In ...

Publisher: J. Johnson, C. Dilly, London

Publication Date: 1799

Binding: Full calf

Illustrator: The eighth edition, corrected and revised, of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, as printed in 1799.

Condition: Near fine

Edition: Eighth Edition.