A dictionary of the English language…The eighth edition, corrected and revised

by Samuel Johnson

$2,250 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

London: printed for J. Johnson, C. Dilly et al. , 1799. 4to, 2 vols., engraved frontis portrait by Heath after Reynolds, 72 & unpaginated lexicon in triple column, 4 & unpaginated lexicon; occasional light browning of the pages, but a nice copy in contemporary calf-backed, marbled boards, neatly rebacked with old spines laid down, gilt-paneled spines, black and green morocco labels with some light scuffing. Alston V, 191; Fleeman 55.4D/12. Item

  • Binding: Leather

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