Works

Dublin: Printed for Luke White,, 1793. In original state A well-preserved copy in original boards of Johnson's collected works, the text following the 1792 London edition. It includes the first Irish printing of the essay on Johnson by his close friend Arthur Murphy, first published in London in 1792. 6 volumes, octavo. Uncut in original green sheep-backed boards, manuscript… Read more about this item

London: T. Longman, B. Law, J. Dodley, H. Baldwin, J. Johnson, C. Dilly [& 46 others in London],, 1796. An attractive set with an authoritative biography Early edition, contemporarily bound and including an extended account of Johnson's life by his enduring friend Arthur Murphy. Following Johnson's death in 1784, those in his circle became highly protective of his legacy… Read more about this item

Oxford & London: Talboys and Wheeler & W. Pickering,, 1825 & 1826. The complete works, handsomely bound Pickering's Oxford English Classics edition, large paper issues, of Johnson's complete works paired with Boswell's biography, respectively one of 75 and one of 50 sets. This edition of the Works was superintended by Francis Pearson Walesby (1798-1858), professor of Anglo-Saxon at… Read more about this item

Oxford: Talboys and Wheeler; W. Pickering, London,, 1825. Handsome armorial binding A handsomely bound set of Samuel Johnson's works, part of Pickering's Oxford English Classics series. The edition was superintended by Francis Pearson Walesby (1798-1858), professor of Anglo-Saxon in the University of Oxford. The work was initially intended as a nine volume series; a supplementary two volumes of Johnson's… Read more about this item

Dublin, Ireland: Luke White. The first Irish edition. Contemporary quarter leather binding with marbled boards. Front board detached but present. Binding worn but contents VG+ . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st thus. 1793.

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