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2 vols; 4to. 11.5 x 9 inches. Full calf leather fine binding, diced boards with decorative gilt edging, raised banding and gilt decorations to spines with twin black leather spine labels. Marbled endpapers and page edges. In very good condition. Rebacked with later leather to spines and repaired leather to corners. Some rubbing and small chips to edges of boards. Cloth reinforcement to inner hinges. Neat inscription to halftitle page in vol.1: ?Mary Elizabeth Atherstone, from her affectionate father, June 22nd. 1852.? Some light foxing to title pages. One or two occasional minor spots to pages. Else very good clean and tight copies. 2 volumes.: Unpaginated. A-K & L-Z. Illustrated with a B&W engraved frontis portrait in vol.1.

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.