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JOHNSON, SAMUEL. A Dictionary of the English Language . . . Second Edition. 2 volumes. Folio, 420x256 mm, later 18th-century sheep, rebacked; varying and occasionally heavy foxing and toning, scattered conspicuous stains, vertical clean tear in 2D2-2F1 and lower outer corner off 2E1 affecting a few letters in Volume 1, title in Volume 2 soiled and mounted with clean tear in blank area, portion torn from blank outer margin of 23P2. London: W. Strahan for J. and P. Knapton et al., 1755-56
"Demand fell off as the work proceeded and Strahan reduced the number of copies accordingly from just under 2,300 copies of the early numbers to 768 copies of vol. 2 . . . This figure is therefore the maximum number possible of complete copies, making this the smallest and probably the scarcest of the folio edns."--Fleeman 55.4D/2.
