A Dictionary Of The English Language In Which The Words Are Deduced From Their Originals And

by Samuel Johnson

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First edition

London: Printed by W. Strahan, for J. and P. Knapton; T. and T. Longman; C. Hitch and L. Hawes; A. Millar; and R. and J. Dodsley, 1755. First edition, first printing. Two volumes, unpaginated. Folio, bound in period-style mottled calf with raised bands and morocco title labels to spines and decorative gold tooling to spines, edges, and turn-ins. Laid paper, marbled endpapers. Near Fine with minor scuffing and shallow

• Printing: first
• Binding: Leather

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