[Rarebooks] FS: First Todd ed. of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary. London: 1818

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(DICTIONARIES) Johnson, Samuel.   A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE... 
Together with a History of the Language, and an English Grammar. With Numerous 
Corrections... By the Rev. H. J. Todd... In Five Volumes. London: printed for 
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown et al. 1818. Lg. 4to. 5 vols. Double 
column text. Engraved frontispiece portrait (somewhat foxed). Cont. full calf, some 
rubbing, over pebbled cloth (occasional spotting), black morocco spine 
labels, tips a bit worn. Title-page of Vol. I with an old water stain at top inner 
margin, and offset browning from the frontis. Occasional light foxing.   An 
attractive set.   $1,000.00 (trade discount allowed)
The first Todd edition.

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