Published on April 15, 1755 and written largely single-handedly by Samuel Johnson. Sometimes published as "Johnson's Dictionary." The first edition was published in two folio volumes; later editions were published in four volumes.
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Four volume printer's proof with manuscript notes throughout.
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Printed by W. Strahan, for J. and P. Knapton [etc.]
Published on April 15, 1755 and written largely single-handedly by Samuel Johnson. Sometimes published as "Johnson's Dictionary." The first edition was published in two folio volumes; later editions were published in four volumes.
Description:
Four volume printer's proof with manuscript notes throughout.
Publisher:
Printed by W. Strahan, for J. and P. Knapton [etc.]
Copy presented to Yale college by Dr. Watts and Dr. Guyse, through Benjamin Colman; with manuscript note on fly-leaf and manuscript corrections on the title page and in the text by Jonathan Edwards.
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The error on the title page is due to the confusion of Hampshire county in Massachusetts with New Hampshire province.
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Printed for John Oswald, at the Rose and crown, in the Poultry, near Stocks-market
Advertisement: last page., Ascribed by the Dict. of nat. biog. and Evans (under the 1717 ed.) to Samuel Hardy; Sabin doubts Hardy's authorship., Imprimatur dated April 14. 1664, facing t.p., and Signatures: A-E12.
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Printed for Awnsham Churchil and Charles Brome at the Gun near the West end of St. Paul's
MS note on title p. verso: bio. of Philip Metcalfe.
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Printed by Henry Hills, printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, for his houshold and chappel; and are to be sold at his printing-house on the Ditch-side in Black-Fryers