A dictionary of the English language... With numerous corrections, and with the addition of several thousand words...

by the Rev. H.J. Todd by Samuel Johnson

$2,000 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

London: printed for Longman, Rees et al. , 1818. First edition, first issue, of the first revision of Johnson's Dictionary, 5 volumes, 4to, engraved portrait of Johnson by Hollar after Reynolds, text in double column; full contemporary polished tan calf, black morocco labels on gilt-decorated spines; slight cracking at spine ends, some scuffing to a couple of the boards, and the joints, while without gaps, are becoming tender; a very good, attractive set, with

• Binding: Leather

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