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JOHNSON, SAMUEL. Mr. Johnson's Preface to his Edition of Shakespear[e]'s Plays. 1765
JOHNSON, SAMUEL. Mr. Johnson's Preface to his Edition of Shakespear[e]'s Plays. lxxii pages. 8vo, modern 1/4 calf, spine ends chipped, joints cracked; stains and soiling on preliminaries and a few leaves in middle of volume. London: J. and R. Tonson et al., 1765
- Notes: first separate edition. "Johnson''s Preface gave a great impetus to Shakespearean study. It attracted the admiration of the erudite as well as the vituperation of the libeller"-- Courtney & Nicol Smith, page 106. Jaggard, page 174; Rothschild 1249.
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