DR. JOHNSON AND NOAH WEBSTER by Littlejohn, David - 1971

The Book Club of California, 1971. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. Limited to 500cc. illustrated with a matched pair of original leaves from A Dictionary of the english Language by Johnson, and An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Webster. Printed by the Grabhorn-Hoyem Press. Covers faded along edge. Spine label starting to peel.

San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Faint fading to boards, else fine. 84, [2] pp., original leaves tipped in at rear; quarto, dark blue leather spine with gilt .russet morocco lettering piece, pale bue boards. Original leaves are from the letter "B" section of each dictionary. Moderate foxing to leaves. Edition of 500 copies printed by Grabhorn/Hoyem.

San Francisco, CA: The Book Club of California, 1971. Limited Edition 139/500 copies. Hardcover. Quarto, 84 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Half bound in dark blue cloth with blue paper boards and gilt text on brown spine label. Boards have mild edgewear and bumping to corners. Textblock has slight age toning. Includes matching leaves from A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson and An American Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster. Shelved Case 9. 1369103. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Book Club of California/Grabhorn-Hoyem, 1971. One of 500 copies, "Illustrated with a matched pair of original leaves", being a "BRO" from each of their respective dictionaries; cover very barely sunned/bowed; binding tight; cover, edges, and interior intact and exceptionally clean. Limited. hardcover. Good.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California. Used - Like New. 1971. Hardcover. Publication 139. Quarter cloth over paper covered boards, quarto, 84 pp. illustrated. With a matched pair of original leaves from A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, A.M. (1755) and An American Dictionary of the Enlish Langauge by Noah Webster, LL.D. (1828) laid in. Gilt stamped red leather spine label. Some spoting to cloth; upper rear croner slightly bumped. Overall, near fine Slight Shelf Wear; Otherwise, Fine.

San Francisco: Book Club, 1971. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Illustrated. Contains a matched pair of original leaves from Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language and Noah Webster's An American dictionary of the English Language. 84pp., thin 4to, decorative blue cloth-backed boards, leather spine label. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1971. A near fine copy.<br/><br/> One of 500 copies.<br/><br/>

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1971. Limited edition of 500 copies. Hardcover. Fine. 84 p. 33 cm. Illustrated with a matched pair of original leaves. Quarter blue cloth with blue paper boards.

San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1971. Edition limited to 500 copies printed by Grabhorn-Hoyem, 4to, pp. 84, [2] plus the two original leaves bound in at the end; 8 full-p. reproductions and a few smaller illustrations in the text; original blue cloth-backed boards gilt, red gilt morocco spine label; about fine. Comparison of the two leaves which, in this copy, list entries from "Anileness" to "Anniversary" (Johnson) and "Anguish" to "Annona" (Webster) (with many common words between them) shows both Webster's debt to Johnson as well as some of the fundamental differences between them. No less interesting is the fluid text of Littlejohn's essay.