SAMUEL JOHNSON A Dictionary Of The English Language 12th Edition (1807) Leather
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:17399986 | Date of Publication: 1807 |
| Language: English | Non-Fiction Subject: Dictionaries & Reference |
| Place of Publication: London | Format: Hardback |
| Author: Samuel Johnson |
Here we have a partial rebound copy of this fine volume printed in 1807. One volume is the complete A-Z.
Printed by T. Davison, Whitefriars.
Condition is very good considering this was printed over 200 years ago.
'A Dictionary of The English Language. In Which the Words are Deduced from their Originals, Explained in their Different Meanings, and Authorized by the Names of the Writers in whose works they are found. Abstracted From The Folio Edition'
12th Edition.... Corrected and Revised.
Printed for J. Johnson, W.J. & J.Richardson, R.Baldwin, F.C. & J.Rivington, etc.
8vo, unpaginated, printed in double column.
147 x 61 x 218 mm
The abstracted edition which only cites the authors used by Johnson, rather than the complete excerpts.
Text block tight.
Brand new endpapers being of a cream paper with laid lines
With some scattered spotting & discolouration throughout, I've shown the worst internal pages for total honesty, other pages are brighter and less foxed. Like I say this is over 200 years old and an early, what appears to be hand-made paper, long before the days of Quality Control.
Apparently this Edition is not a common edition to encounter either, I have done as much research as possible.
Please Note: the photographs make up the best part of the description condition-wise. It's not easy to describe this kind of rare book...
Thanks for looking
Oh and in case you're wondering, contrary to what Edmund Blackadder says in Blackadder III, the first word in this dictionary is most certainly not Aardvark, in fact sadly Aardvark does not appear in this volume at all!
Printed by T. Davison, Whitefriars.
Condition is very good considering this was printed over 200 years ago.
'A Dictionary of The English Language. In Which the Words are Deduced from their Originals, Explained in their Different Meanings, and Authorized by the Names of the Writers in whose works they are found. Abstracted From The Folio Edition'
12th Edition.... Corrected and Revised.
Printed for J. Johnson, W.J. & J.Richardson, R.Baldwin, F.C. & J.Rivington, etc.
8vo, unpaginated, printed in double column.
147 x 61 x 218 mm
The abstracted edition which only cites the authors used by Johnson, rather than the complete excerpts.
Text block tight.
Brand new endpapers being of a cream paper with laid lines
With some scattered spotting & discolouration throughout, I've shown the worst internal pages for total honesty, other pages are brighter and less foxed. Like I say this is over 200 years old and an early, what appears to be hand-made paper, long before the days of Quality Control.
Apparently this Edition is not a common edition to encounter either, I have done as much research as possible.
Please Note: the photographs make up the best part of the description condition-wise. It's not easy to describe this kind of rare book...
Thanks for looking
Oh and in case you're wondering, contrary to what Edmund Blackadder says in Blackadder III, the first word in this dictionary is most certainly not Aardvark, in fact sadly Aardvark does not appear in this volume at all!
