The Beauties of Johnson Consisting of Maxims and Observations Moral, Critical, Miscellaneous. 1782.

JOHNSON, Samuel (1709-1784); [William Cook]. The Beauties of Johnson Consisting of Maxims and Observations Moral, Critical, & Miscellaneous, accurately extracted from the works of Dr. Samuel Johnson. 

Sixth Edition. 

[4:blank], [8], [iii]-vii, [2], viii-xv, [3], 1-228pp. Collates correctly- complete. Engraved title page.

Interior: Light soiling to opening pages, spotting and foxing in places throughout, light soiling in places. Old pencil scribblings to paste-downs and endpapers. Someone at some point has given Dr. Johnson a red nose and lips on the engraved title page! Tear in margin, creating a hole in the first several pages- without loss to text.

Exterior: Full contemporary calf (worn) Red morocco title label torn with loss to title. Joints rubbed, splitting,  general wear to calf. Rear joints split.

8vo. London: G. Kearsley, 1782.

PROVENANCE: Inscription in a perhaps contemporary or early 19th century hand by a child:”Bertram Cleall”  writing his name and letters of the alphabet on the front paste-downs and endpapers.

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