Other details
- Description:
- 2 volumes (580 unnumbered pages, 580 unnumbered leaves) ; 42 cm (fol.)
- Published:
- London : Printed by W. Strahan, for J. and P. Knapton, T. and T. Longman, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, A. Millar, and R. and J. Dodsley, 1755.
- Language:
- English
- Cited In:
- Courtney, p. 55-54
Chapman and Hazen, p. 137-38
Rothschild Library, 1237
ESTC, t117231
Fleeman. Bibl. of Samuel Johnson, v. 1, p. 410-416
- Notes:
- First ed. cf. Courtney and Fleeman.
Signatures: v. 1. [A]² B-K² a-c² d1 [superscript pi]B-[superscript pi]K² L-13A² '13B-14Z'1 ($1 12O as 11O 12P as 16P) -- v. 2. pi1 15A-16Z² '17A-17Z'1 18A-22E² '22F-22Z'1 23A-27D² '27E-28Z'1 29A-31C² ($1)
- Local Notes:
- RBC J.-B. 36 c. 1: c.1: Rebound with original (?) leather board coverings reapplied. Gold edging stamped on boards. Bookplates: Kay-Shuttleworth, Gawthorpe Hall Shuttleworth-Forcett E. Hubert Litchfield. Accession nos.: 759352-759353. c. 2: Three quarters bound in calf over purple wave grain cloth. Stamped in black. Gold letters on spine. Marbled endpapers. Label tipped in: "On the Grolier Club list ...." Autograph of John Knott, M.D., on t.p.'s. Autograph of Geo. Edwards, 29th April 1757 on flyleaf of v. 1 only. Also in front of v. 1, newspaper clippings from Manchester guardian, April 15, 1905 and clippings from dealers' catalogs. Accession nos.: 112169-112170. Dewey call no. on spine in white ink: VF423 J69d v. 1, 2. Copy very brittle: not to be used for reading copy not collated (2/97). c. 3: Bound in contemporary sprinkled calf. Gilt ornaments and lettering on spine. Rebacked with old spine applied. New vol. labels. Bookplates of John Somers, Lord Somers. Re-housed in custom clamshell enclosures. Original corrrugated cardboard containers from Charles Sessler, Philadelphia, book dealer. Address inscribed on containers: Mangum Weeks, 219 N. Royal St., Alexandria, Va. Cardboard containers are wrapped in acid-free paper and shelved with books.
Variants in collation (RBC c.1-3): v. 1: 12P as 16P in all copies. In c. 3, v. 1 the collation begins [A]² (±[A]2) as the second sheet is a cancel.
Vol. 1 catchword variants (from Fleeman) (RBC copies) c.1-3: 6A2: Reward^ (3. Reward;), c. 1-2: 12F1: Know (Know), c.3: 12F1: Must (Know).
Vol. 2 catchword variants (from Fleeman) (RBC copies) c 1-2: 22D1: 3. Harsh; (Harsh;); c. 3: 22D1: Turbulent; (Harsh;). c. 1-3: 29D1: 4. Ver- (4. Ver-). c.1, 3: 30L1: 4. Causing (Causing), c. 2: 30L1: Weary; (Causing)
Part of the Samuel Johnson and James Boswell Collection.
- OCLC Number:
- 1637325
- Other Identifiers:
- LCCN: 10026644