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Samuel Johnson

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Samuel Johnson

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Auction Date:2018 Jul 11 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:236 Commercial St., Suite 100, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
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Rare book: A Dictionary of The English Language (two volumes in four bindings). First unabridged American edition. Philadelphia: Moses Thomas, 1818. Hardcover, 9.25 x 12.25, uncut in the original boards with paper spine labels. Book condition: G+/None, with heavy soiling and wear to spines, two spines partly perished, front board of Vol. I detached but present, and some foxing throughout. Accompanied by a handsome custom-made clamshell case.

Universally recognized as one of the most influential books in the history of the English language, Johnson spent nine years compiling a comprehensive dictionary of words, with the important innovations of illustrating meanings through literary quotation and adding notes on usage. The dictionary contained 42,773 words and well over 100,000 quotations, with some favored authors being Shakespeare, Milton, Dryden, and Swift. Johnson's dictionary codified the English lexicon and the genius of his work remains impressive today.