Reflections on death ... The eleventh edition
1815 · London
by Dodd, William
London: J. Mawman, Longman, hurst, Rees [et al.], 1815. 8vo, pp. v, [3], 205, [3] index; contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, smooth gilt-decorated spine with gilt lettering direct; some rubbing along the joints; all else very good. Engraved bookplate of Stoddart Douglas and an early owner's signature, "Margaret Brasier," at the top of the dedication page. Stoddart Douglas was a Liberal Party politician and was elected to Parliament in 1841, serving for 6 years. Dodd, who ran afoul of the law in 1777 for forgery, was condemned and hanged. Johnson interceded and wrote several papers on his behalf, even though they had only met once. A final petition to the King from Dodd was also written by Johnson, "who wrote a very sensible and feeling letter to Dodd himself, and also wrote in his own name an appeal to Jenkinson, the secretary at war" (DNB). (Inventory #: 45175)