384 pages. Complete with engraved portrait of Doctor Samuel Johnson. The approximate date of publication was 1896, according to Welsh, but the back cover was not stamped until at least 1906, indicating an extended print run over at least ten years. Original silver gilt case with magnifier and loop at top. Slightly worn in places. 19 x 28 mm. Original red leather. 'English Dictionary' blocked in gilt on upper cover and spine. "The Gargoyle Milwaukee" blocked in gilt on lower cover. Bondy, 106. Garbett, 25. Pistner, B233:7. Spielmann, 464. Welsh, 2406. The Gargoyle Restaurant, named for its leering gargoyles decorating the dining room, opened in 1906 and stood on the north side of W. Wisconsin Avenue and 3rd Street in downtown Milwaukee. It closed in 1921 and became the Rialto Theater.