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25 & 26 May 2021 - Online & Live: Fine Furniture, Important Silver, Jewellery, Antiques, Carpets & Collectables
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Two DICTIONARIES: “Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, Volume I. A – K”, 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 the English grammar, by Samuel Johnson, LL.D., the tenth edition, corrected and revised, 1810, written notes in pencil and some in ink on the front of the 2nd, 3rd and 5th page, hard cover; “Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, Volume II. L – Z”, 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 if the language, and an English grammar, by Samuel Johnson, LL. D., the tenth edition, corrected and revised, 1810, note written in pencil on the front of the 3rd page, hard cover, please inspect both books for wear and tear. (2)