[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, dark red morocco, spine gilt-lettered, uncut, sighed on front turn-in: "Bound for Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., by Sangorski & Sutcliffe," neat repair at lower gutter of title-leaf, extreme inner margin of last leaf strengthened, some slight marginal soiling, stab holes present. FIRST EDITION, Second Issue without Chesterfield's name and title preceding "My Lord" on the first page of text (signature A being reset), second state of E1v with "the" at end of line 1 deleted, the variant without a press figure on A3v; possibly a thick-paper copy. Rothschild 1229 (but see note to 1228); Courtney & Nicol Smith, p. 20; Chapman & Hazen, p. 130.

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[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, dark red morocco, spine gilt-lettered, uncut, sighed on front turn-in: "Bound for Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., by Sangorski & Sutcliffe," neat repair at lower gutter of title-leaf, extreme inner margin of last leaf strengthened, some slight marginal soiling, stab holes present. FIRST EDITION, Second Issue without Chesterfield's name and title preceding "My Lord" on the first page of text (signature A being reset), second state of E1v with "the" at end of line 1 deleted, the variant without a press figure on A3v; possibly a thick-paper copy. Rothschild 1229 (but see note to 1228); Courtney & Nicol Smith, p. 20; Chapman & Hazen, p. 130.

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