Lexiphanes, a dialogue
Subtitle: imitated from Lucian, and suited to the present times : with a dedication to Lord Lyttleton, a preface, notes, and postscript. : being an attempt to restore the English tongue to its ancient purity, and to correct, as well as expose, the affected style, hard works, and absurd phraseology of many late writers, and particularly of our English Lexiphanes, the Rambler ...
Contributors: Knox, John, 1720-1790, bookseller; Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936, former owner; Wells, William Harvey, 1812-1885, former owner, signer; Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: Printed for, and sold by J. Knox in the Strand
Published: 1767
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: English language; Style; English literature; History and criticism; Diction; Dictionary of the English language (Johnson, Samuel)
Notes: Directed especially against Dr. Samuel Johnson.

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Rare Book copy: From the library of George A. Plimpton, with his bookplate, and from the library of W[illiam] H[arvey] Wells, with his autograph.

English short title catalogue (ESTC), T94503

Courtney, p. 27

Gift; George A. Plimpton

Gift; Johnson family; 1914.

Rare Book copy: Bound in full brown leather.