September 27, 2005

Item of the Day: Dr. Johnson’s Dictionary (1785)

Full Title:
A Dictionary of the English Language: in which the Words are Deduced from their Originals, and Illustrated in their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers. To which are Prefixed, a History of the Language, and an English Grammar. By Samuel Johnson, LL.D. In Two Volumes. The Sixth Edition.
Printed in London for J.F. [...]