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 an English grammar / by Samuel Johnson.
| Author/creator | Johnson, Samuel |
| Other author | Rivington, Charles, 1754-1831, printer. |
| Other author | Rivington, James, 1724-1802, printer. |
| Other author | Cook, Thomas, approximately 1744-1818, engraver. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | The seventh edition. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for J.F. and C. Rivington, L. Davis, T. Payne and Son, W. Owen, T. Longman [and 21 others in London], MDCCLXXXV [1785]. |
| Description | [1150] p. : port. ; 46 cm. (fol.) |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Dictionary of the English language |
| Spine title | Johnson's dictionary. |
| General note | Signatures: [a]-k² B-9Z² [chi]¹ 2A-2"4A"² 2"4B"¹ |
| General note | Engraved frontispiece (portrait of Samuel Johnson) by Thomas Cook from an original painting by Joshua Reynolds, published in 1787 (i.e., added after publication of the book). |
| References | ESTC T 116652 |
| References | Alston, R.C. Engl. language, V 182 |
| Genre/form | Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
| Genre/form | Reference sources. |
| Genre/form | dictionaries. |
| Genre/form | Dictionaries |
| Genre/form | Early works |
| Genre/form | Dictionaries. |
| Genre/form | Dictionnaires. |