Johnson's Dictionary - Limited Edition - Folio Society edition

Johnson's Dictionary - Limited Edition

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Johnson's Dictionary - Limited Edition - Folio Society edition
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Johnson's Dictionary - Limited Edition
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Johnson's Dictionary - Limited Edition

Samuel Johnson
Edition year 2006
Binding Leather
Volumes 2
Limited edition Yes
Weight 15 Kg
Pages V1: 1160; V2: pp. 1161–2650; leaflet: 12
Dimensions 41.5 × 28.5 cm

Edition details

Johnson’s Dictionary by Samuel Johnson (2v.) Facsimile of the first edition. Quarter bound in dappled brown calfskin with leather corners and hand marbled sides and page edges by Ann Muir. Printed on cream toned paper. Brown cloth double slipcase with paper label. Enclosed 12 page leaflet by John Mullan on The Making of the Great Book of English. Pages not numbered. 1,000 copies. 43.5x28x17.5cm. (£590) 

About the book

Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language, first published in 1755, was one of the most influential works in the history of English lexicography. Johnson defined tens of thousands of words and illustrated their use with quotations from major English writers, combining scholarship with wit and personal judgement. The dictionary helped standardise spelling and usage and remained a landmark reference work for generations.

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