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A General dictionary of the English language

A General dictionary of the English language

Call Number:
GEN MSS VOL 728 (Oversize)  (Request the physical item to view in our reading room)
Creator: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
Language:
English
Date: 1755
Genre:
Dictionaries
Type of Resource:
text
Description:
Three volume printer's proof with manuscript notes throughout.
Abstract:
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.
Physical Description:
1 volume
43 cm.
Volume/Enumeration:
Vol. 1
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Curatorial Area: Beinecke Library
Catalog Record:
A record for this resource appears in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Extent of Digitization:
Complete work digitized.
Source Digital Format:
High Resolution (image/tiff)
Object ID: 2041002
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