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London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington [et al.], 1816. Eleventh edition, corrected and revised, 2 volumes, large 4to; engraved portrait frontispiece after Reynolds, text in triple columns; late 19th-century half brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt and blind-tooled spines in 5 compartments, marbled endpapers; spines faded and a bit rubbed along extremities; frontispiece foxed with plate off-setting to Vol. I title page; a very nice set over all. Vol. I printed by Charles Baldwin; Vol. 2 by Luke Hansard & Sons. This was not a reissue or reimpression of the tenth (1810) edition, but an entirely new edition on its own. Fleeman 55.4D/18; Alston V, p. 39; Vancil, p. 126.

Samuel Johnson's 'A Dictionary of the English Language' is among the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language. First published on 15 April 1755, the dictionary offered comprehensive definitions and illustrative examples of usage.