A Dictionary Of The English Language In Which The Words Are Deduced From Their Originals
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Philadelphia: Johnson and Warner, 1813. 8vo, 2 parts in 1, as issued, pp. 40, 385, 341; text in double column; full contemporary sheep neatly rebacked, preserving the original red morocco spine label; some foxing and spotting of the text, but a nice copy. A reprint of the 1805 first American edition of Johnson printed in abridged i.e. not miniature form, and based on the London octavos. Contains the full text of Johnson's famous Preface and Grammar. The
- Binding: Leather
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