Johnson's dictionary of the English language, in miniature. To which are added, an alphabetical account of the heathen deities, and a copious chronological table . by the Rev. Joseph Hamilton. First American, from the fourteenth English edition

Hamilton, Joseph, Rev

Edité par W. P. and L. Lake, No. 1, Cornhill, Boston, 1804

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16mo, pp. [4], 274, [1]; engraved portrait frontispiece of Johnson; occasional moderate staining, the last three leaves with chipped margins, the second to last with loss of text to the Chronological Table at the top outer corner, the last leaf with loss at both corners, but no loss of text; contemporary and likely original full calf neatly rebacked, old red morocco label preserved; front hinge reinforced and rear endpapers replaced; flaws aside, a good, sound copy. Bookplate of James Mead. Not the rarest of Johnson's dictionaries, but quite scarce in the marketplace. The last copy noted by BookHub was one offered by Goodspeed in 1939, and after cataloguing more than 300 Johnson dictionaries, this is the first copy we've catalogued. These miniature editions of Johnson's dictionary are not connected at all with Johnson 's text - first published in full in America in 1818 - but rather, for mercantile purposes, with his name. Alston V, p. 39; American Imprints 6563; Fleeman 56.1MD/41.

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• Titre: Johnson's dictionary of the English language, in miniature. To which are added, an alphabetical account of the heathen deities, and a copious chronological table . by the Rev. Joseph Hamilton. First American, from the fourteenth English edition
• Éditeur: W. P. and L. Lake, No. 1, Cornhill, Boston
• Date de parution: 1804
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