1785 · Dublin
by Johnson, Samuel
Dublin: printed for W. White, P. Byrne, and R. Marchbank, 1785. First Dublin edition, 12mo, pp. viii, 196; contemporary full mottled calf, red morocco label; minor rubbing, but a very good, sound copy. Published in the year following Johnson's death, and edited by George Kearsley, the book was first published in London in February, 1785. The present edition, announced in May, is essentially a reprinting of it, including the printing mistakes. Courtney & Smith, p. 157. Fleeman 85.2PW/2.
(Inventory #: 23160)