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BOSWELL, James (1740–1795). The Life of Samuel Johnson, L.L. D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works… London: Printed for Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1793. 3 vols. 8vo. Vol. I collation: frontispiece; [A]I, a7, 2a2, b8, c4, *a–b8, *c2, B–Pp8, Qq6; Vol. II collation: [A]I, B-Qq8, Rr1, Ss8, Tt4, folding plate of the “Round Robin” facing GgI (p. 450); Vol. III collation: [A]I, B–Yy8, Zz4, folding plate of facsimiles of Johnson’s writing following Zz3. Complete and with correct leaves misnumbered. Second edition, THE FIRST IN OCTAVO. Portrait frontispiece of Johnson, two folding leaves, and the inserted leaf of additional correction *c3 which Pottle states is “often missing”. Contemporary calf with gilt rules, elaborate gilt ornaments in compartments, marbled endpapers. (joints weak with splitting, scant spotting to text and plates). Provenance: From the private library of a local Chicago collector, part one. Pottle 81; Rothschild 468. In this edition “A Chronological Catalogue of the Prose Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L. D.” first appears, Vol. I, *b4r–*b8r, BEING THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT A BIBLIOGRAPHY.