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Samuel Johnson | First Editions
1709 - 1784
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The Lives of the most Eminent English Poets with Critical Observations on their Worls. With Notes Corrective and Explanatory, by Peter Cunningham.
London: John Murray, 1854. First Cunningham Edition. 3 volumes; 8vo. Later light brown morocco with gilt titles and extra gilt to spines, marbled boards, end papers and edges. A little foxing to first and last blanks. Bookplates. A fine set. Shows extremely well. More about The Lives of the most Eminent English Poets with Critical Observations on their Worls. With Notes...
A Dictionary of the English Language. In which the Words are deduced from their Originals, and Illustrated in their different Significations by Examples from the best Writers. To which are prefixed, A History of the Language and An English Grammar.
London: Printed for Longman and others, 1818. FIRST TODD EDITION. 4 volumes. Quarto (29 x 22 x 26cm), with additions and numerous corrections by Rev. Todd. Frontispiece portrait of S. Johnson by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Elegantly bound in original full polished calf, gilt, with gilt labels to spine, gilt crest... More about A Dictionary of the English Language. In which the Words are deduced from their Originals, and...
The Works of Samuel Johnson. With An Essay on his Life and Genius, by Arthur Murphy.
London: Printed for Nichols and Son, etc., 1816. 12 volumes; 8vo (8½ x 13 inches). Contemporary tan half calf with raised bands, gilt and two black title labels to spines; marbled boards and edges; green end papers. Portrait frontispiece to volume one. Bookplates. Boards a little rubbed; spines darkened evenly;... More about The Works of Samuel Johnson. With An Essay on his Life and Genius, by Arthur Murphy
The Works of S. Johnson.
Oxford: Printed for William Pickering, London, 1825. 9 volumes; 8vo. (H: 9 x L: 12 inches). Contemporary binding by Bayntun of Bath in half dark red morocco with raised bands, gilt titles and gilt tooling to darkened spines; marbled boards and end papers; top edges gilt. Portrait frontispiece to vol.I.... More about The Works of S. Johnson
Prayers and Meditations.
London: Printed for T. Cadell Jr. and W. Davies, 1796. THIRD EDITION, with additional prayers. Octavo, pp.[2] xxxii, 230 [2]. In contemporary mottled calf boards, recently re-backed in brown calf with raised bands and gilt titles to green label on spine. All edges marbled. Paper repair to top 1cm of... More about Prayers and Meditations
A Dictionary of the English Language: in which the Words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers. To which are prefixed, A History of the Language, and an English Grammar. Stereotyped verbatim from the last folio edition corrected by the Doctor.
London: Joseph Ogle Robinson, 1828. [Johnson's Dictionary] VINTAGE EDITION, reprinted in small print from the 1773 edition. Octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.[2] xii; 42 [2]; 1369 [1]. With a steel engraved frontispiece after the portrait by Joshua Reynolds. Introductory material printed in two columns; main text printed in three columns... More about A Dictionary of the English Language: in which the Words are deduced from their originals, and...
Original Letters, from Richard Baxter, Matthew Prior, Lord Bolingbroke, Alexander Pope, Dr. Cheyne, Dr. Hartley, Dr. Samuel Johnson, Mrs. Montague, Rev. William Gilpin, Rev. John Newton, George Lord Lyttleton, Rev. Dr. Claudius Buchanan, etc. etc. With Biographical Illustrations.
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817. [Letters] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.viii; 303; [1]. Contemporary brown half calf recently re-backed, with the original marbled boards and the original spine laid over. Gilt titles and decoration to spine. Light occasional spotting. Heavy wear to boards and original... More about Original Letters, from Richard Baxter, Matthew Prior, Lord Bolingbroke, Alexander Pope, Dr....
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