Miscellanies in prose and verse
By: by Anna Williams
Publisher: Printed for T. Davies, in Great Russel-Street, Covent Garden
Published: 1766
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: English literature
Notes: Much of the material is by Samuel Johnson, with additional contributions by Hester Piozzi and others; cf. Fleeman.

Signatures: [A]² B-2A⁴.

"Erratum": p. [4] of preliminaries.

Fleeman, J.D. Johnson, 66.4WM/1

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Tinker lib. 1348

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Bequest; Mary Hyde Eccles; February 2004; 2003J-SJ442.

Bequest; Mary Hyde Eccles; February 2004; 2003J-SJ443.

Bequest; Mary Hyde Eccles; February 2004; 2003J-SJ441.

Ownership inscriptions of Eliz. Carter and M. Pennington; from the Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson.

Unidentifed armorial bookplate with motto "Deo et regi"; bookplates of R.B. Adam and Lena Stevens Adam; from the Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson.

Lengthy ms. inscription of Thomas Percy on the history of the work and the authorship of the pieces; bookplates of Joseph Cooper Walker and Frank Brewer Bemis; from the Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson.

Bound in contemporary full mottled calf, spine stamped in gilt; front cover detached; in a later tan cloth slipcase by James Macdonald Co.

Bound by F. Bedford in later full sprinkled calf, covers and spine stamped in gilt, edges gilt.

Bound in contemporary half calf and marbled boards, spine stamped in gilt.
Table of contents: title: Advertisement / Samuel Johnson; title: Essays; title: The uninhabited island / from the Italian of Metastasio.