A Dictionary of the English Language; in which the words are deduced from their originals. Explained in their different meanings and authorised by the names of the writers in whose works they are found, abstracted from the folio edition by the author Samuel Johnson. to which are prefixed a Grammar of the English Language and the Preface to the Folio Edition. The whole improved by the Standard Pronunciation established in the Critical Pronouncing Dictionary of John Walker

Johnson, Samuel [and John Walker]

Published by Philadelphia. Published by Johnson & Warner., 1813

About this Item

Hardcover, 385 + 341 pages in a single volume. Bound in full leather with Johnson's Dictionary in gold on a maroon leather label on the spine. Pages toned and with some mild foxing. Front free endpaper missing. Previous owner's name signed on inside front cover and top of title page. "John Hopkins Junior." This may be the same John Hopkins Jr who wrote the popular Christmas Carol, "We Three Kings. Hopkins lived from 1820-1891. Please email with questions or to see photos.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Dictionary of the English Language; in which the words are deduced from their originals. Explained in their different meanings and authorised by the names of the writers in whose works they are found, abstracted from the folio edition by the author Samuel Johnson. to which are prefixed a Grammar of the English Language and the Preface to the Folio Edition. The whole improved by the Standard Pronunciation established in the Critical Pronouncing Dictionary of John Walker
• Publisher: Philadelphia. Published by Johnson & Warner.
• Publication Date: 1813
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good