1826 DR. JOHNSON ' S A DICTIONARY Of The ENGLISH LANGUAGE Samuel Johnson LEATHER
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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
by
SAMUEL JOHNSON
Abridged from the Rev. H. J. Todd’s Corrected and Enlarged Quarto Edition by Alexander Chalmers
1826
Published in London in one volume in
1826
this is a smaller a...bridged edition of Samuel Johnson’s English Dictionary, bound in an old half leather binding, titled and decorated in gilt to the spine, with marbled paper covered boards, just under 9 inches tall, bears the armorial crested bookplate of its original owner, with old ownership name to front endpaper
CONDITION
>the leather binding has some signs of wear, joint to upper board cracked, loosened but holding, marbled paper noticeably rubbed, some general rubbing wear to the leather, there is some penned scribbling to top and leading page outer edges(pictured) nothing too serious with no real noticeable penetration, one mark just touches a few pages else contents in nice clean general condition
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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
by
SAMUEL JOHNSON
Abridged from the Rev. H. J. Todd’s Corrected and Enlarged Quarto Edition by Alexander Chalmers
1826
Published in London in one volume in
1826
this is a smaller a...bridged edition of Samuel Johnson’s English Dictionary, bound in an old half leather binding, titled and decorated in gilt to the spine, with marbled paper covered boards, just under 9 inches tall, bears the armorial crested bookplate of its original owner, with old ownership name to front endpaper
CONDITION
>the leather binding has some signs of wear, joint to upper board cracked, loosened but holding, marbled paper noticeably rubbed, some general rubbing wear to the leather, there is some penned scribbling to top and leading page outer edges(pictured) nothing too serious with no real noticeable penetration, one mark just touches a few pages else contents in nice clean general condition
Member of the P.B.F.A. ALL BOOKS WILL BE WELL PACKED IN STURDY PURPOSE MADE BOOK BOXES FOR SAFE SHIPPING
