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. (2 Volumes)
by Samuel Johnson
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London: A. Millar, T. Longman, J. Dodsley, W. Strahann, J. Rivington, R. Baldwin, L. Hawes & W. Clarke & R. Collins, R. Horsfield, W. Johnston, W. Owen, T. Caslon, B. Law, J. Fletcher, Z. Stuart, D. Wilson, T. Becket & P. A. De. Hondt, and W. Nicoll, 1765. The Third Edition; In Two Volumes; .To which are prefixed, A History of the Language, and An English Grammar.; Remnants of original cover leather laid over new leathers, gilt spine title on red & black Morocco labels, 6 heavy raised bands, & title page in rubric; A good or good+ tight set with even wear but no glaring defects, note: armorial bookplate inside each front board of Geo. Burrish, also, large ink signature on fep each volume of William H. E. Worship; This set has its own walnut furniture for storage & use (20.5"x17"x21.5") consisting of a lecturn with two drawers, one for each volume; Unpaginated. Size: 10.25"x16". Hardcover.
Synopsis
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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- Title
- 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. (2 Volumes)
- Author
- Samuel Johnson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- A. Millar, T. Longman, J. Dodsley, W. Strahann, J. Rivington, R. Baldwin, L. Hawes & W. Clarke & R. Collins, R. Horsfiel
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1765
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