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DR. JOHNSON AND NOAH WEBSTER: Two Men and Their Dictionaries. Illustrated with a matched pair of original leaves from A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson (1755) and An American Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster (1828)
by Littlejohn, David
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Faint fading to boards, else fine
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Fort Bragg, California, United States
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About This Item
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.
Original leaves are from the letter "B" section of each dictionary. Moderate foxing to leaves. Edition of 500 copies printed by Grabhorn/Hoyem.
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- Seller
- Chanticleer Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 22505
- Title
- DR. JOHNSON AND NOAH WEBSTER: Two Men and Their Dictionaries. Illustrated with a matched pair of original leaves from A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson (1755) and An American Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster (1828)
- Author
- Littlejohn, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Faint fading to boards, else fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Book Club of California
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1971
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- Gilt
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- Tipped In
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- Morocco
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