[JOHNSON, SAMUEL]. The Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language; Addressed to the Right Honourable Philip Dormer, Earl of Chesterfield. London: Printed for J. and P. Knapton, et al, 1747. 4to, modern plain boards, covers detacked, light marginal foxing. FIRST EDITION, Second Issue without Chesterfield's name and title preceding "My Lord" on the first page of text (signature A being reset), first state of Elv with "the" at end of line 1 repeated in line 2, a3 has no press figure; possibly a thick-paper copy. Rothschild 1229 (but see note to 1228); Courtney-Smith, p. 20; Chapman & Hazen, p. 130. Bookplate of James Bonar. (Milne)