Sale 14BP01 | Lot 126

JOHNSON, SAMUEL A Dictionary of the English Language

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JOHNSON, SAMUEL A Dictionary of the English Language

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Lot 126
JOHNSON, SAMUEL A Dictionary of the English Language. London: J. F. and C. Rivington, 1790. Gift inscription by playwright...
. London: J. F. and C. Rivington, 1790. Gift inscription by playwright Tom Stoppard, with a signed postcard laid-in. 9th edition. Two volumes, contemporary calf, red lettering labels. 8 3/8 x 5 inches (22 x 13.5 cm); without title page to second volume as issued (the book often encountered in one volume). Hinges tender, rubbed, small losses to headcaps, contemporary ownership signatures as well as that of Stoppard, one endpaper halved, internally a very clean copy.
An interesting association.


C Property of a Titled English Lady

Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $312 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $400 - $600
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Rare Books, Autographs & Photographs

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