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
Borrowdale, Cumbria
NT 3021878
Summary
Bibliographic description
5v. . 4to. Former shelfmarks B.8.2-6.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate, lettered: William Gordon.. Binding: Early nineteenth-century full polished calf; triple gilt fillets and gilt-rolled on boards to form borders; marbled endpapers and edges; gilt-tooled and lettered on spines. Binder's ticket on front pastedown: T.B. Watkins, Binder & Stationer, High St., Hereford.
Makers and roles
Samuel Johnson (1691-1773) Henry John Todd (1763-1845)