London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, at Shakespear's-Head, over-against Katharine-street in the Strand, 1721. First Thus. Quarto; Vol I xxiii + 559pp; Vol II [vi] + 583pp; Vol III 624pp; Vol IV 594pp + [17pp "Names of the Subscribers"]. Vol I has engraved frontispiece portrait of Addison after Godfrey Kneller; allegorical..... More
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London: C. Bathurst [et al.], 1781. First Edition. Octavo; Vol I v + 480pp; Vol II 471pp; Vol III 462pp; Vol IV 505pp (includes final advertisement page). Vol I frontispiece engraved by Thomas Trotter after the famous Joshua Reynolds portrait of Johnson looking very much like an irascible, judgmental... More
London: George Bell and Sons, 1890. First Edition. Octavo. 250 pages + 2 pages advertisements. Red boards with spine stamped in gilt. Chipped at spine ends, more heavily at top. Corners bumped and cracked. Boards somewhat crudely recased but binding now sound. Interior unmarked. A very good first..... More