The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel JOHNSON

Published by London: printed for George Kearsley, 1789

About this Item

Contemporary tree calf, marbled endpapers. Spine slightly worn and lacking lettering-label, section of first blank excised; text rather close-cropped. "New edition considerably enlarged" (the first came in 1785 - "as this second Edition is considerably improved by the introduction of several additional pieces," writes George Kearsley in his advertisement, "I at least deserve, if I do not command, additional encouragement"), with the ownership signatures of M.H. (?) Brydges and C.W. Moule; 12pp. of publisher's advertisements at end. Charles Walter Moule (1834=1921), friend of Thomas Hardy, was President of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Seller Inventory # 28M100264

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Publisher: London: printed for George Kearsley

Publication Date: 1789

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good