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. The seventh edition.

JOHNSON, Samuel.

Verlag: Printed for J.F. & C. Rivington, L. Davis, T. Payne & Son, &c. 1785, 1785

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[1150]pp, engraved frontispiece portrait. Folio. Frontispiece & titlepage a little water stained, titlepage laid down onto 19th century watermarked laid paper, a few creases to initial leaves otherwise a nice clean copy. Nineteenth century half brown calf, black morocco label; a little rubbed & worn. Fleeman 55.4D/9; Alston V 182; ESTC T116652. Comparatively scarce with only ten locations in the British Isles. Bound in this copy is the portrait of Johnson, engraved by Thomas Cook after Reynolds, published by Longmans, March 23rd 1787. The portrait is described by Fleeman as 'a late addendum for the weekly subscribers'. The first single volume folio edition of Johnson's Dictionary recorded by Fleeman is Harrison's Edition published in parts between October 22, 1785 and September 15, 1787. This seventh edition was published also published weekly numbers in addition to being issued in this single folio volume. Both single volume folio editions, together with the 1785 quarto edition (printed simultaneously with the 7th edition) were the first to be printed after Johnson's death on December 13, 1784. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 83971

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Titel: A Dictionary of the English Language: in ...

Verlag: Printed for J.F. & C. Rivington, L. Davis, T. Payne & Son, &c. 1785

Erscheinungsdatum: 1785