A Dictionary of the English Language in 2 vols.

by Samuel Johnson

$16,500 · Offered by Whitmore Rare Books

First edition

London: Printed by W. Strahan for J. and P. Knapton, 1755. First edition. Two large folio volumes 410 x 255 mm , collates complete. Bound in early full calf, expertly rebacked to style, some wear to board edges and corners. Spines and boards gilt; morocco spine labels; plain grey end papers. Small bookplate on front paste-down of English actor F. Wyndham Goldie 1897-1957 , Sothebys tag from

  • Binding: Leather

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