Lot 294
Johnson, Samuel. Johnson's Dictionary - Facsimile Edition. The Folio Society, London, 2006. Hardcover. Near Mint. Limited Numbered Edition, No. 482 of 1,000 copies.
Exact facsimile reproduced from the first edition, title page printed in two colours on Favini cream paper.
Two ribbon markers per volume. Three-quarter bound in calf leather with hand-marbled paper sides.
The exquisite hand-marbling of the book edges and boards renders each copy unique.
Two volumes. 1,164 pages each. 16¼" x 10¼".
Presented in a robust buckram-bound box with scalloped edges and volume divider. $900 - 1,200
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