Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
The plan of a dictionary of the English language; addressed to the Right Honourable Philip Dormer, Earl of Chesterfield; ...
London : printed for J. and P. Knapton, T. Longman and T. Shewell, C. Hitch, A. Millar, and R. Dodsley, 1747.
In this issue p.1 begins: "My Lord, .. ".
Press figure on p.2: 1.
Lines 1 and 2 on p.34 incorrectly read: " .. and in the the mazes".
Variant: misprint on p.34 corrected.
HSP in LCP.
Benjamin Franklin's copy.
Bound with Rush, Oration, q.v.; item 4 in volume. Signature, inked out, on title: Jacob Duché. Modern half sheep over contemporary marbled boards; bound with other items. Dedicated to Franklin; signature cut off from upper right corner of title; purchased from Dufief, 1801– 03, by Col. William Duane; sold by him in 1822 to the Athenaeum of Philadelphia; sold in turn by it, 22 December 1885, to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, former owner. Provenance
Duane, William, 1760-1835, former owner. Provenance
Duché, Jacob, 1738-1798, former owner. Provenance
Dufief, N. G. (Nicolas Gouin), 1776?-1834, bookseller. Provenance
Athenaeum of Philadelphia, former owner. Provenance
ENG. London. 1747. Imprint
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