A Dictionary of the English Language: In Which The Words are Deduced from Their Orginals, 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. By Samuel Johnson LL.D. In Four Volumes The Ninth Edition, Corrected and Revised. [The Ninth Edition – Full Leather Binding]

Samuel JOHNSON

Edité par Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme., London, 1805

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London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1805, The Ninth Edition, Corrected and Revised.

Four volumes in repaired tree calf leather with gilt titles to red leather labels, new spines to full tree calf boards, frontispiece of Samuel Johnson by Sir Joshua Reynolds, text block tight, bindings sound, a nice set.

Pagination: signatures Volume I ? frontispiece, Title, a-k in gatherings of 4 (lxxx), l in gathering of 3, a in gathering of 8, B in gathering of 4, C to 3G in gatherings of 8, 3H in gathering of 6. Volume II ? Title, B to 3L in gatherings of 8, 3M in gathering of 2. Volume III ? Title, B to 3L in gatherings of 8, 3M in gathering of 4. Volume IV ? Title, B to 3A in gatherings of 8, 3B in gathering of 7, 3C to 3M in gatherings of 8.

Every page turned, collated and complete.

Faults ? some marginal tears not impacting text, Volume I ? B2 torn to the bottom corner of the page with very minor loss of text, hole to Mm8 impacting a part of one word to both sides of the page.

Provenance: no signatures or bookplates, small cross to the top of each title page in ink.

Approximately 9 ½ inches (24cm) tall.



Condition Report

Externally

Spine ? good condition ? new leather spines (5 to 10 years ago) with the original labels, gilt titles to red labels, volume numbers in gilt to red labels, seven gilt bands.
Joints ? very good condition ? repaired, sound.
Corners ? good condition ? rubbed, bumped and worn.
Boards ? good condition ? original tree calf leather, nice patina, marked and worn.
Page edges ? good condition ? all tanned, top edge darkened.
Binding ? good condition ? attractive, solid.
See above and photos.

Internally

Hinges ? very good condition ? repaired, sound.
Paste downs ? good condition ? plain paper, tanned with minor foxing.
End papers ? good condition ? plain paper, tanned with minor foxing.
Title ? good condition ? tanned and foxed.
Pages ? good condition ? some marks, damp staining, foxing and tanning, some creased pages.
See photos.

N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1760345506719

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: A Dictionary of the English Language: In Which The Words are Deduced from Their Orginals, 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. By Samuel Johnson LL.D. In Four Volumes The Ninth Edition, Corrected and Revised. [The Ninth Edition ? Full Leather Binding]
• Éditeur: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme., London
• Date de parution: 1805
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: Assez bon