A dictionary of the English language; . in which the words are deduced from their originals; and illustrated in their different significations, by examples from the best writers: together with a history of the language, and an English grammar. By Samuel Johnson, LL.D. With numerous corrections, and with the addition of several thousand words, ... by the Rev. H.J. Todd, ...
Samuel Johnson (1691-1773)
Category
Books
Date
1818
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Castle Ward, County Down
NT 3021877
Summary
Bibliographic description
5v. . 4to. 4 vols. only. Frontispiece portrait of Johnson in vol. 1.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate in each vol., 19th century: Edward Southwell Ward, 3rd Viscount Bangor (1790-1857) (not in Franks).. Binding: Nineteenth-century goatskin bindings; blind and gilt roll pattern border on boards; gilt roll patterns on board edges and turn-ins (floral); blind and gilt-tooled spines, with gilt title and vol. panels. Orange marbled edges and endpapers.
Makers and roles
Samuel Johnson (1691-1773) Henry John Todd (1763-1845)