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Sale 5180
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Estimate$300 – $500
London: Printed for J. Knapton; C. Hitch and L.Hawes, et al., 1756. In two volumes. First abridged edition. 8vo. Full contemporary speckled brown calf, stamped in gilt, joints rubbed and dry, spine and spine ends lightly chipped and dry, extremities and boards rubbed; red speckled edges; contemporary ownership signature on rear paste-down of each volume. Courtney & Smith, p. 62
A handsome set of the first abridged edition of Johnson's magnum opus, published a year following the first edition.
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