1798 – Samuel Johnson English Dictionary | Dublin Ireland, Two-Volume Set

A rare 18th-century printing of Samuel Johnson’s famous English Dictionary. This edition is unpaginated and features a section on grammar unique to the English language. This edition is also considered a highly collectable edition. It includes over 4,000 entries on various subjects such as fashion, food, science, and even sex! Specific spelling examples from Shakespeare are also included in addition to the original and accepted spellings.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A dictionary of the English language : in which the words are deduced from their originals
• Author(s): Samuel Johnson
• Publisher: Dublin: printed by R. Marchbank
• Edition: 1798 edition.
• Binding: Full leather
• Format: (4to), two volumes
• Size:  11 in x 9 in (28 cm x 23 cm)
• Collation: two-volumes, unpaginated
• Contents Include:
  • Extensive alphabetical dictionary entries with literary citations
  • Section on English grammar and usage
  • Variant spellings with Shakespearean examples

Condition:

Good. Two large quarto volumes in full leather with a secure text block. Front cover hinges show some pulling away yet remain attached. Pages and text are clean and legible throughout, with no noted loss of text. Binding remains structurally sound overall.

Why Collect This?

• Eighteenth-century Dublin printing of Johnson’s landmark dictionary

Item Number: #50077