[Rarebooks] fa: SAMUEL JOHNSON - A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE - 2 vols. 1783

[Ardwight Chamberlain]

Listed now, auction ending Sunday, September 10. Images and more details can be found at the URL below or by searching for the seller name arch_in_la. 

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Thanks again,
Ardwight Chamberlain
Ann Arbor, MI, USA


Samuel Johnson: A Dictionary of the English Language: in which the Words are deduced from their Originals, Explained in their Different Meanings, and Authorized by the Names of the Writers in whose Works they are found. Abstracted from the Folio Edition, By the Author Samuel Johnson, A.M. To which is prefixed, a Grammar of the English Language. In Two Volumes. The Seventh Edition, corrected by the Author. London: Printed for W. Strahan, J.F. and C. Rivington [et al], MDCCLXXXIII [1783]. Two volumes, large 8vo (22 cm), in modern quarter leather and cloth-covered boards, gilt-lettered spine labels. Alston V, 201; ESTC N28411.

Spotting to the first and last few leaves of each volume, contents toned with occasional browning and a few scattered small spots; previous owner's penciled note on the (blank) front free-endpaper. A solid example of this early 8vo edition of Johnson's famous dictionary, one of the most significant English-language works ever printed.