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english language6
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Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)58
Johnson, Samuel35
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)6
Steevens, George6
Steevens, George (1736-1800)6
Addison, Joseph4
Addison, Joseph (1672-1719)4
Addison, Joseph, 1672-17194
Brownlowe4
Dryden, John (1631-1700)4

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Some unpublished letters

Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784); Shorter, Clement King (1857-1926)

[1915]

Seven letters to William Strahan, esq., dated Oct. 8, 1772; Nov. 7, 1778; Aug. 16, Sept. 30, Nov. 29, Dec. 7, and Dec. 10, 1784.

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The plays of William Shakespeare : from the corrected text of Johnson and Stevenson. Embellished with plates (v.2)

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784); Steevens, George (1736-1800)

1807

"T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London." Without introduction or notes; plates dated 1802-04. 16 of the 22 by Thomas Stothard, 4 by William Hamilton, 2 by Henry Fuseli, all engraved ...

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The plays of William Shakespeare : from the corrected text of Johnson and Stevenson. Embellished with plates (v.1)

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784); Steevens, George (1736-1800)

1807

"T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London." Without introduction or notes; plates dated 1802-04. 16 of the 22 by Thomas Stothard, 4 by William Hamilton, 2 by Henry Fuseli, all engraved ...

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The plays of William Shakespeare : from the corrected text of Johnson and Stevenson. Embellished with plates (v.3)

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784); Steevens, George (1736-1800)

1807

"T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London." Without introduction or notes; plates dated 1802-04. 16 of the 22 by Thomas Stothard, 4 by William Hamilton, 2 by Henry Fuseli, all engraved ...

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The plays of William Shakespeare : from the corrected text of Johnson and Stevenson. Embellished with plates (v.4)

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784); Steevens, George (1736-1800)

1807

"T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London." Without introduction or notes; plates dated 1802-04. 16 of the 22 by Thomas Stothard, 4 by William Hamilton, 2 by Henry Fuseli, all engraved ...

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The plays of William Shakespeare : from the corrected text of Johnson and Stevenson. Embellished with plates (v.5)

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784); Steevens, George (1736-1800)

1807

"T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London." Without introduction or notes; plates dated 1802-04. 16 of the 22 by Thomas Stothard, 4 by William Hamilton, 2 by Henry Fuseli, all engraved ...

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The plays of William Shakespeare : from the corrected text of Johnson and Stevenson. Embellished with plates (v.6)

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784); Steevens, George (1736-1800)

1807

"T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London." Without introduction or notes; plates dated 1802-04. 16 of the 22 by Thomas Stothard, 4 by William Hamilton, 2 by Henry Fuseli, all engraved ...

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The idler : By the author of The rambler. With additional essays. In two volumes (v.1)

Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)

1783

By Samuel Johnson and others.

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The idler : By the author of The rambler. With additional essays. In two volumes (v.2)

Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)

1783

By Samuel Johnson and others.

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The works of Metastasio (v.1)

Metastasio, Pietro (1698-1782); Hoole, John (1727-1803); Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)

1767

Each volume has an engraved t.p. First edition of Hoole's translation of six of Metastasio's plays.

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The works of Metastasio (v.2)

Metastasio, Pietro (1698-1782); Hoole, John (1727-1803); Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)

1767

Each volume has an engraved t.p. First edition of Hoole's translation of six of Metastasio's plays.

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The idler : By the author of The rambler. With additional essays. In two volumes (v.1)

Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)

1790

By Samuel Johnson and others.

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