1805 DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE BY SAMUEL JOHNSON 1ST AMERICAN ED. LEATHER
Item History & Price
Up for auction is an original leather bound book titled "A Dictionary of the English Language"
by Samuel Johnson.
Published by Jacob Johnson, 1805, First American Edition (Shaw and Shoemaker 8705), contains first appearance in Western Hemisphere of Johnson's famous preface and grammar section.
5 1/2" by 8 3/4" and 2 1/2" thick in size. Hundreds of pages in length.
The book is bound in it's original full leather binding.
The leather binding is quite rubbed..., the book lacks original spine label, the leather covers
are cracked but are firmly attached, front end paper has a chip off the edge, otherwise the
book is complete, with no edge tears. The pages of text are in very good condition, with just some small browning spots on a few of the pages of text. There is a vintage name and date written on the front end paper (date of April, 1808), and a more modern name and address written on the next end paper, no other markings in the book. Overall grade of good plus due to the rubbing to the original leather covers.
Shipping is $5.00. International buyers must use Ebay's Global shipping program . I have a 30 day money back guarantee on all my ebay auctions. I combine shipping costs if you win more than one of my ebay auctions. You may pay by check or use paypal.
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by Samuel Johnson.
Published by Jacob Johnson, 1805, First American Edition (Shaw and Shoemaker 8705), contains first appearance in Western Hemisphere of Johnson's famous preface and grammar section.
5 1/2" by 8 3/4" and 2 1/2" thick in size. Hundreds of pages in length.
The book is bound in it's original full leather binding.
The leather binding is quite rubbed..., the book lacks original spine label, the leather covers
are cracked but are firmly attached, front end paper has a chip off the edge, otherwise the
book is complete, with no edge tears. The pages of text are in very good condition, with just some small browning spots on a few of the pages of text. There is a vintage name and date written on the front end paper (date of April, 1808), and a more modern name and address written on the next end paper, no other markings in the book. Overall grade of good plus due to the rubbing to the original leather covers.
Shipping is $5.00. International buyers must use Ebay's Global shipping program . I have a 30 day money back guarantee on all my ebay auctions. I combine shipping costs if you win more than one of my ebay auctions. You may pay by check or use paypal.
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