The second of two editions printed in London in 1765. Woodfall is listed as the second bookseller in the imprint for v. 1-2; Corbet is listed as the second bookseller in the imprint for v. 3-8; Longman does not appear in the imprint for v. 3-8; Johnson's preface is paginated continuously with other prefatory matter: [v]-clv [i.e. clxxv]; half titles present in all volumes; no cancelled leaves. and Variant with numerous differences in press figures; cf. Fleeman and Eddy. Vol. 8 extra-illustrated with 5 original watercolors, newspaper clipping and 1773 Edwards plate. Autograph in vol. 1: E. Bowright.
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Printed for J. and R. Tonson, H. Woodfall, J. Rivington, R. Baldwin, L. Hawes, Clark and Collins, T. Longman, W. Johnston, T. Caslon, C. Corbet, T. Lownds, and the executors of B. Dodd,