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Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784) A Dictionary of the English Language. London: by Strahan for Knapton et al., 1755. Second edition, two folio volume, title pages printed in black and red, bound in uniform full contemporary speckled calf, worn, some slight marginal water staining to last few signatures of the second volume, 16 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (2)
Estimate $4,000-6,000
I: [a]2, b-c2, D-N2, O1, B-Z2, 2A-12Z 2, 13A 2, 13B-14Z 1; II: [pi]1, 15A-16Z 2, 17A-17Z 1, 18A-22E2, 22F-22Z 1, 23A-27D 2, 27E-28Z 1, 29A-31C 2.
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