The Synonymous Etymological And Pronouncing Dictionary In Which The Words Are Deduced From Their

by William Perry

$650 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

London: printed for John Walker et al. , 1805. First and only edition, 8vo, pp. xlvii, 1 , plus unpaginated lexicon in double column; contemporary tree calf; some rubbing and wear, but overall very good. Perry lifted much material from Johnson, including many of his definitions, citations, and a good part of his grammar. Fleeman does not consider this part of the Johnson canon, but it might just as well be; the Johnsonian, Gwin Kolb, for his part, catalogued

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