The idler
By: by the author of the Rambler ; in two volumes
Contributors: Davies, Thomas, 1713-1785, bookseller; Newbery, John, 1713-1767, bookseller; Payne, Thomas, 1719-1799, bookseller; Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Edition: The third edition ; with additional essays.
Publisher: Printed for T. Davies, in Russel-Street, Covent Garden ; J. Newbery, in St. Paul's Church-Yard ; and T. Payne, near the Mews-Gate
Published: 1767
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: English essays
Notes: The author of The rambler = Samuel Johnson and others.

This edition includes no. 1-103, with three additional essays.

Weekly essays which first appeared in the Universal chronicle, April 15, 1758 to April 5, 1760.

Twelve papers were contributed by Johnson's friends, Warton, Langton, Reynolds and others. See Courtney's bibliography of Johnson.

Numbers 9, 15, 33, 42, 54, 67, 76, 79, 82, 93, 96, 98 are reportedly by Johnson.

Head- and tail-pieces.

Pagination: Volume 1. [4], 294 pages -- Volume 2. [4], 330 pages.

Signatures: Volume 1. [A]² B-N¹² O⁴ -- Volume 2. [A]² B-O¹² P⁸.

English short title catalogue (ESTC), T152051

Roscoe, S. John Newbery and his successors, 1740-1814, A264.3

Gift; Johnson family; 1914.

Reprint. Originally published weekly: London, 1758-1760.
Table of contents: title: V.1 No.1, April 15 1758; title: no.52, April 14 1759; v.2 No.5, April 21 1759; title: no. 103, April 5 1760; additional essays.