JOHNSON. SAMUEL. — A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

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. To which are prefixed A history of the language, and an English Grammar. Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington, L. Davis, T. Payne and Son, T. Longman, B. Law, etc...... London. 1785. TWO VOLUMES. 4to. (11.3 x 9.3 inches). Sixth edition. Portrait frontis in volume one engraved by Heath after the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds and dated 1786. Half title present in volume one. Very good clean and crisp copies. Finely bound in recent full antique sprinkled brown calf. Boards with decorative gilt ruled borders. Spines with raised bands, the compartments decorated and ruled in gilt. Red and green labels, ruled and lettered in gilt. An attractive copy.