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Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784) A Dictionary of the English Language.
London: Printed by W. Strahan for J. & P. Knapton et alia, 1755.
First edition, two folio volumes, title pages printed in red and black; the set bound in full contemporary uniform speckled calf, expertly rebacked, corners repaired; ex libris William Robinson with inscriptions dated 1807 in each volume presenting the set to Chappell Woodhouse (1780-1815), with his engraved armorial bookplates in both; a nicely preserved set with one very limited area of minor worming affecting a few blank margins in the first volume, 16 1/4 x 10 in.
