JOHNSON SAMUEL The Rambler 208 numbers in 2 vols 1750 52

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[JOHNSON, SAMUEL; et al.] The Rambler. [10], 622; [10], [623]-1244 [i. e., 1248] pages. 208 numbers in 2 volumes. Folio, 284x174 mm, late 18th-/early 19th-century sprinkled calf gilt, spines darkened and brittle, rear joints cracked at bottom; varying foxing or browning, piece torn out of blank outer margin of one leaf in number 26, clean tear in one leaf in number 30, dark circular stains on a few leaves in numbers 105-06. Early 19th-century bookplates of Mrs. North. London: J. Payne and J. Bouquet, 1750-52 [with added preliminaries and general titles dated 1753]

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first edition in book form. Second issue, with general titles dated 1753, and table of contents and list of mottoes in each volume; first printing of number 1 and second printing of number 109. All but 5 numbers were written by Johnson. Courtney-Nichol Smith, pages 25-30; Rothschild 1234 (first issue, without preliminaries apart from general titles dated 1751).