A Dictionary of the English Language by Johnson, Samuel - 1813: 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

Philadelphia: Johnson & Warner, 1813. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. Two volumes of about 377 pages each in one binding, two-column pages. A dictionary abstracted from the folio edition by Samuel Johnson, with the addition of several thousand words omitted by Dr. Johnson and such as have been introduced Not statedby good writers since his time; with their entymologies, definitions and authorities, chiefly extracted from Mason's Supplement, to which are prefixed A Grammar of the English Language, and the Preface to the Folio Edition, the whole improved by the standard of pronunciation established in the Critical Pronouncing Dictionary of John Walker. Full leather binding with red title block on spine with gilt titles and bands. Cover scuffed and edge worn with stains and scratches, title block scuffed, boards a bit bowed, corners and spine ends bumped, gilt faded, small numbered sticker on spine, former owner's name "A. Rankin, Chester, N. Y." and "Salisbury, N. H." repeated on front free end paper with small notation on fixed front end paper, front end paper torn at hinge with creases, stains and spotting along edges of end papers and first few pages, title page and accompaning blank detached from binding and laid in, light pencil marks on blank page, crease in title page corner, interior pages tanning, small hole in back free end paper and wax attached to back fixed end paper, binding otherwise tight.