About this title: Two volumes thick and 2,300 pages long, "Samuel Johnson's Dictionary," published in 1755, marked a milestone in a language in desperate need of standards. No English dictionary before it had devoted so much space to everyday words, been so thorough in its definitions, or illustrated usage by quoting from Shakespeare and other great writers. ...
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: LEVENGER PRESS
Date Published: 2004
Description: LIKE NEW. Issued Wiithout Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7æ"-9æ" tall. LIKE NEW, NOT A REMAINDER. Samuel Johnson laboured for nine long years to compile his famous dictionary, eventually published in 1755. It was not the first English dictionary, and it immediately attracted criticisms from contemporaries such as the American lexicographer Noah Webster, for alleged inconsistencies and inaccuracies. Yet Johnson's tome soon became the definitive dictionary in England and America owing to its inclusion of ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date Published: 2004-10-14
ISBN-13:9781843542964ISBN:184354296X
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781843542964ISBN:184354296X
Description: New. Weekday Orders Sent from Herefordshire UK SAME DAY; NEW; Publishers remainder stamp inside front; *** NOTE LARGE FORMAT PAPERBACK **10K+ Amazon orders sent out; Cover artwork may differ; read more
"Samuel Johnson's Dictionary was the first ever dictionary produced in English language. If you are unable to get a copy of the original edition or a facsimile of the original edition, you will be disappointed to read a heavily edited reprint edition like this one. You see, Johnson's original edition define numerous words with a touch of humor. For example CIGAR: A roll of tobacco inwhich fire at one end and a fool at the other end; CLERK: A s writing instrument that undergoes simple imprisonment from 9 to 5; OATS: Cattle food in England and general staple in Scotland..etc.etc. I ordered several variations of the Johnson reprints and failed to see any of the above meanings to the words provided by Johnson. I therefore do not recommend this edition to any one."
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