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Lot 110
Sale 5180 - Books and Manuscripts
Jul 25, 2023
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[Literature] Johnson, Samuel A Dictionary of the English Language…
London: Printed by W. Strahan, for A. Millar, T. Longman, J. Dodsley, et al., 1765. In two volumes. The Third Edition. Tall folio. Unpaginated. Title-pages printed in red and black; text printed in double column. Full brown niger, black and red spine labels, stamped in gilt; all edges trimmed; title-pages creased and spotted, with edges repaired; scattered foxing and soiling to text. Courtney & Smith, p. 55
A handsome set of the third edition of Samuel Johnson's monumental dictionary.