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Boswell, James THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. PRINTED BY HENRY BALDWIN FOR CHARLES DILLY, 1791 2 volumes, 4to, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO SIR WILLIAM FORBES ("To Sir William Forbes | of Pitsligo Baronet | these volumes | are presented | by his much obliged | and faithful friend | The Authour.") on a note tipped in before the title, FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 1,750 COPIES, second state of volume one (with "give" spelt correctly on p.135), portrait frontispiece by James Heath after Sir Joshua Reynolds 2 plates by H. Shepherd in volume 2, cancel leaves Mm4 and Nn1 in volume one, and E3, Oo4, Qq3, Zz1 and Eee2 in volume 2, contemporary tree calf, speckled edges, spine joints a little worn, boards a little bumped and rubbed; [bound with]: The Principal Corrections and Additions to the First Edition of Mr. Boswell's Life of Dr. Johnson. [Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1793], 4to, bound in respective volumes (as intended), without title page