1857 Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language with Walker's Pronunciation of All the Difficult or Doubtful Words: and Marks to Show Where to Double the Consonant in the Participle.

Description

Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

A miniature edition of Johnson's Dictionary. Very scarce to find from this publisher.

In the publisher's original cloth binding with blind stamped detailing.

Illustrated with a frontispiece of Johnson.

Johnson's Dictionary, or A Dictionary of the English Language, is among the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language.

This copy is a collaboration involving an improved edition from Johnson, and pronunciations given on the authority of John Walker, who initially criticised Johnson's lack of guidelines for this area.