Author: JOHNSON SAMUEL
Title: 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 Grammer.
Description: London, Publisher: Printed for J. Johnson, C. Dilly, G. C and J. Robinson, Etc. 1799, Eighth Edition, Corrected and Revised. Full Leather, Quarto. Complete in 2 volumes. Books measure 29x23.cm. Unpaginated, volume one has an engraved portrait of Johnson. Bound in full leather. Both volumes have been rebacked, in leather, retaining the original boards, raised bands, leather labels, full marble edges and endpapers. Boards rubbed, some wear on edges. Both bindings in very good clean firm condition. Internally, pages clean. A very nice set, in very good attractive sturdy bindings. Very Good/Very Good Plus.

Keywords: samuel johnson


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