Dr Johnson and Noah Webster : two men & their dictionaries /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Littlejohn, David, 1937-2015
Corporate Author:	Grabhorn-Hoyem (Firm) (Printer)
Other Authors:	Grabhorn, Robert (Printer), Hoyem, Andrew (Printer)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	San Francisco : The Book Club of California, [1971]
Series:	Publication (Book Club of California) ; no. 139.
Subjects:	Johnson, Samuel, > 1709-1784. > Dictionary of the English language. Webster, Noah, > 1758-1843. > American dictionary of the English language. American dictionary of the English language (Webster, Noah) Dictionary of the English language (Johnson, Samuel) English language > Lexicography > History. Encyclopedias and dictionaries > History and criticism. English language > United States > Lexicography > History. Leaf books > Specimens. Encyclopedias and dictionaries. English language > Lexicography. United States. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History. Leaf books. Detached leaves.

Description
Item Description:	"500 copies of this book printed by Grabhorn-Hoyem"--Page [3]. Plates consist of a matched pair of original leaves from Johnson's (1755) and Webster's (1828) dictionaries. Initial leaf and final three leaves are blank. The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy contains four pieces of ephemera: an order slip, an envelope, a receipt, and an invitation to an exhibition.
Physical Description:	2 unnumbered pages, 84 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 2 leaves of plates : illustrations, facsimiles ; 33 cm
Related Items:	The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy forms part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive.
Place of Publication:	United States -- California -- San Francisco.