BOSWELL, James (1740-95). The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1791. 2 volumes, 4° (274 x 208mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of Johnson by Heath after Joshua Reynolds, 2 engraved plates in vol. II (without first blank in vol. II, frontispiece spotted, off-setting on title, some spotting). Contemporary half calf, title in gilt on spine (rebacked with original spines preserved, extremities rubbed). Provenance: 19th-century owner's note stating it was the property of William Hodges of Pall Mall -- Rev. David Miller (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Rothschild 463; ESTC N-68553. (2)