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BOSWELL (JAMES) The Life of Samuel Johnson, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE, 1791; and others, Johnson, Boswell etc. (10)
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BOSWELL (JAMES)
The Life of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D., 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE, with "gve" reading on p.135 in volume 1, engraved portrait of Johnson by Heath after Reynolds, 2 engraved plates of facsimiles (corner-tip of one torn away), contemporary tree calf, gilt morocco lettering spine labels, lacks headbands, one cover detached, joints rubbed (one cracked) [Pottle 79; Rothschild 463], 4to, Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, 1791; An Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island, FIRST EDITION, mixed issue, half-title, engraved vignette on title, folding engraved map of Corsica (spotting and off-setting), bookplate of Robert Fellowes [Rothschild 442], Glasgow, Edward and Charles Dilly, 1768--JOHNSON (SAMUEL) The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 4 vol., engraved portrait, bookplate of Henry White, Lichfield Close in volume 1, C. Bathurst [and others], 1781; A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, FIRST EDITION, with 12-line errata, some spotting, rebacked in calf, retaining early gilt morocco spine label, corners repaired, W. Strahan and W. Cadell, 1775; Taxation No Tyranny; an Answer to the Resolutions and Address of the American Congress, third edition, half-title, modern calf-backed marbled boards, T. Cadell, 1775--MASON (GEORGE) A Supplement to Johnson's English Dictionary: Of Which the Palpable Errors are Attempted to be Rectified and its Material Omissions Supplied, FIRST EDITION, advertisement at end, rebacked preserving original spine, 4to, John White [and others], 1801, unless otherwise stated contemporary calf, some rubbing, 8vo (10)