JOHNSON, SAMUEL

A pirated edition of Johnson's Dictionary, one of the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language.

• Sold as a set of 2.
• Samuel Johnson (English).
• A Dictionary of the English Language: in Which the Words are Deduced from the Originals, and Illustrated in their Different Significations, by Examples from the Best Writers. To Which are Prefixed, A History of the Language, and an English Grammar.
• London: John Jarvis, 1786.
• 2 vols.
• 4to.
• Engraved frontispiece portrait by F. Bartolozzi, with half-title- in vol. I only as called for.
• Bound in full contemporary tree calf, neatly rebacked, preserving original red morocco spine labels and with later black leather volume labels.

A "Paternaster-Row piracy" based on the revised Harrison edition of 1773. Includes an appendix of words omitted by Johnson and a short Life of Johnson at end of vol. II. Fleeman notes a possible Irish influence in the appendix with the inclusion of words such as "Oh-hone" and "Whiskey"

6H1 Fleeman 55.4D/10 (variant "a" title).

PMM 201 (for first ed.).