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English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations
11 December 2017 • London
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351 lots
  • 85. Johnson, Samuel
    The Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language; Addressed to the Right Honourable Philip Dormer, Earl of Chesterfield. J. and P. Knapton, T. Longman, and T. Shewell, C. Hitch, A. Millar, and R. Dodsley, 1747 [1755]
    Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 86. Johnson, Samuel
    Irene: A Tragedy. As it is Acted in the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. Printed for R. Dodsley and sold by M. Cooper, 1749
    Estimate: 800 – 1,200 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 87. Johnson, Samuel
    The Vanity of Human Wishes. The Tenth Satire of Juvenal, imitated. for R. Dodsley and sold by M. Cooper, 1749
    Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 88. [Johnson, Samuel]
    The Prince of Abissinia. A Tale. [William Strahan] for R. and J. Dodsley and W. Johnston, 1759
    Estimate: 700 – 1,000 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 89. Johnson, Samuel
    Political Tracts. Containing, The False Alarm. Falkland's Islands. The Patriot; and, Taxation no Tyranny. W. Strahan and R. Cadell, 1776
    Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 90. Johnson, Samuel
    Four political tracts:
    Estimate: 1,200 – 1,800 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 91. Johnson, Samuel
    A collection of 25 works in 42 volumes by or relating to Johnson and Boswell, comprising:
    Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 92. Two works in 4 volumes:
    Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 93. Satyra Menippea Incastrata item D. Iuliani Imperatoris satyra. Ludg[uni] Bat[avorum]: ex Officini Iusti Livi in Principio, 1632
    Estimate: 1,000 – 2,000 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 94. Johnson, Samuel
    A Dictionary of the English Language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers. W. Strahan for J. and P. Knapton, T. and T. Longman, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, A. Millar, and R. and J. Dodsley, 1755.
    Estimate: 1,500 – 3,000 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 95. Chesterfield, Philip Earl of
    Two works, comprising:
    Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED
  • 96. A collection of six volumes, comprising:
    Estimate: 800 – 1,200 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED