Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol., Dublin, for...

Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol., list of subscribers, near-contemporary ink ownership signature partially rubbed away on pastedowns, a few pp. trimmed at foot, some occasional water-staining, very minor (mostly marginal) loss to one or two pp., occasional and scattered spotting, first blank detached and vertical crease to title in vol.1, slight soiling to †E4 & †F1 in vol.2, manuscript note and underlining in blue crayon on ||E3 in vol.2, contemporary calf, morocco spine labels, lightly rubbed, vol.2 upper cover detached, hinges cracking, a few pp. stained blue at vol.2 fore edge, 4to, Dublin, for Thomas Ewing, 1775. *** The first edition printed in Ireland.