third-edition-of-johnson-s-dictionary-1765
Lot 869
Third Edition of Johnson's Dictionary, 1765
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Johnson, Samuel, A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE...AND ENGLISH GRAMMAR (London: W. Strahan, 1765), 2 vols., not paginated, folio (17 x 11 in.), full calf, gilt spines. A decade in the making, this massive dictionary was the most comprehensive work on the English language.

The Estate of the Late Dr. Mark William Sebastian, Durham, NC

Some chipping to the covers; internally clean and fine.

$300 - 600