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A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE:

by Johnson, Samuel

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London: T.T. & J. Tegg, 73 Cheapside, 1833. A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significantions by the examples from the best writers to which are perfixed. A History of the Languages and An English Grammar. 2 VOLUMES COMPLETE. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author. 1029; 1084pp. Full grain patterned brown calf. gilt titles within raised bands. Simple black embossed borders to the boards. All edges marbled with matching end-papers. SOME RUBBING TO THE EXTREMITIES. A handsome set in early binding with no wear or inscriptions. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. hard back. Fine. 4to.

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Surprising, colorful, and long-forgotten entries from the most famous dictionary in the history of the English language Samuel Johnson's best-known work, A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), is the most influential and idiosyncratic lexicon ever written and was used by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, the Brontës and the Brownings, Thomas Hardy and Oscar Wilde. This anthology includes 4,000 of the most representative, entertaining, and historically fascinating entries, covering subjects from fashion to food, science to sex, and given in full with original spelling and examples of usage from Shakespeare to Milton.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
Author
Johnson, Samuel
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
T.T. & J. Tegg, 73 Cheapside
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1833
Size
4to
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