Published by The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, 1955
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good EX-LIBRARY. No jacket. First Edition. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press, 1955. Very Good EX-LIBRARY. A solid reading/reference copy. Pages are clean. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1955 First Edition of this classic study. Contents: Chronological Table. Five chapters: 1) Johnson's Dictionary and Lexicographical Tradition I; 2) The Composition and Publication of The Plan of a Dictionary; 3) Lord Chesterfield and Dr. Johnson; 4) The Early Editions of the Dictionary; 5) Johnson's Dictionary and Lexicographical Tradition II. List of chapter notes. Index. Bound in the original brown cloth, stamped in gold over black panels on the spine and front cover. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY/No jacket. 8vo. viii, 256pp.