London: B. Long, and T. Pridden, 1777. Four volumes. 12mo., pp. 299, 287, 294, 297. Leather over boards. Covers dry and worn, front cover of Vol. 1 detached, Good. "The Adventurer" (1752-1754) was a London bi-weekly newspaper. Contributors included, among many others, John Hawkesworth and Samuel Johnson. During the course..... More
Philadelphia: Moses Thomas, 1818. First Unabridged American edition from the 11th London edition. 4to, 2 large volumes, unpaginated. Bound in full calf, elaborately stamped in gilt (worn at the extremities of the spine, weak on the hinges. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Johnson in volume 1. AEG, With an ownership signature..... More
NY: Grolier Club, 1990. One of 250 copies. 8vo, pp. not numbered. Published on the occasion of the Johnsonian's Dinner to commemorate Dr. Johnson's 281st birthday. Laid in, a list of "The Johnsonians." Paper wraps. As new. Johnson's pamphlet, Taxation No Tyranny, was written at the request of Ministers of..... More
Boston: Godine, 1970. Hidy, Lance. One of 3,000 copies. 12mo, pp. not numbered. Illustrated with a wood engraving of a vulture's head by Lance Hidy. Paper wraps, fastened with thread at spine. A nice copy. A little satirical piece showing why humans are good for vultures. More
