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Johnson's Dictionaries of the English Language
Other Eighteenth Century Dictionaries
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Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language

Johnson, Samuel. The plan of a dictionary of the English language; addressed to the Right Honourable Philip Dormer, earl of Chesterfield ... London: Printed for J. and P. Knapton [etc.], 1747.
Spec Coll Rare Books PE1617.J7 1747

—————. 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. London: Printed by W. Strahan, for J. and P. Knapton [etc.] 1755.
Spec Coll Rare Books PE1620 .J6 1755 F

—————. 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. The second ed. London: Printed by W. Strahan, for J. and P. Knapton [etc.] 1755-1756.
Spec Coll Rare Books PE1620.J6 1755a f

—————. A dictionary of the English language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, explained in their different meanings, and authorized by the names of the writers in whose works they are found. Abstracted from the folio edition, by the author, Samuel Johnson, A. M. To which is prefixed, an English grammar. To this edition are added, a history of the English language, the author's preface to the folio, and a considerable number of words, none of which are contained in the London octavo. Dublin: Printed for G. and A. Ewing, 1758.
Spec Coll Rare Books PE1620.J69 1758

—————. 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. 7th ed. London: Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington [etc.], 1785.
Spec Coll Rare Books PE1620.J6 1785 f

—————. 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 ... 8th ed., corr. and rev. London: Printed for J. Johnson, C. Dilly [etc.], 1799.
Spec Coll Rare Books PE1620.J6 1799

—————. A dictionary of the English language; in which the words are deduced from their originals, explained in their different meanings, and authorized by the names of the writers in whose works they are found. Abstracted from the folio edition, by the author ... To which is prefixed, a grammar of the English language. 11th ed., corr. and rev.; with considerable additions from the English ed. of the original. London: Printed for J. Johnson [etc.], 1799.
Spec Coll Rare Books PE1620.J6 1799b

—————. Johnson's dictionary of the English language, in miniature. To which are added, an alphabetical account of the heathen deities and a copious chronological table ... / By ... Joseph Hamilton ... 3d American ed. Boston: West & Blake, Lincoln & Edmands, printers, 1810.
Spec Coll Rare Books KD1810 .J6 t

—————. Johnson's dictionary of the English language: containing many additional words not to be met with in former pocket editions. Accentuated for pronunciation, on the basis of Walker, also, a compendium of chronology, prepared expressly for this work / by Edmund Bellchambers; to which is appended, a variety of important information on useful subjects. Glasgow [etc.]: D. A. Borrenstein, 1840.
Spec Coll Robinson PE1628.J69

—————. Miniature edition of Johnson's dictionary of the English language : with a variety of useful tables and lists: to which is added, by William Angus ... a vocabulary of Greek, Latin, and Scripture proper names, accurately divided into syllables, and accented; with rules for their pronunciation. Glasgow: F. Orr, 1842.
Spec Coll Rare Books PE1628.J61 1842 t

—————. Johnson's English dictionary, as improved by Todd, and abridged by Chalmers: with Walker's pronouncing dictionary, combined; to which is added, Walker's Key to the classical pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture proper names. Philadelphia: Kimber & Sharpless, 1842.
Spec Coll Rare Books PE1628.J6 1842

 

Other Eighteenth Century Dictionaries

 

The Great Dictionaries of the Continental academies:

Academie francaise, Paris. Le dictionnaire de l'Academie francaise : dedie au roy. `A Paris : Chez la veuve de Jean Baptiste Coignard ... et Chez Jean. Paris: Baptiste Coignard ..., 1694.
Spec Coll Rare Books PC2620.D4 1694 f

Accademia della Crusca, Florence. Vocabolario. Venezia: F. Pitteri, 1741.
Spec Coll Rare Books PC1625.A17 1741

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