The Life Of Samuel Johnson Comprehending An Account Of His Studies And Numerous Works In

by Samuel 1709 1784 Johnson James Boswell

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First edition

London: Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry. 1791. 1st edition, 1st issue Grolier 100 ENGLISH, #65; Pottle 79 . 2 volumes: xii, 16 , 516, 2 blank ; 4 , 586 pp. Vol II, p 585 misnumbered 587; 586 as 588. Other mispaginations see Pottle . Vol I, p. 135 with 'gve'. Volume I with stipple-engraved frontis of Johnson, by James Heath, after the 1756 painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Vol II with two

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