Bibliography of Samuel Johnson

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1915. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Editions. The Prince of Abissinia. A Tale. In two volumes. 1759 Vol. I. (II.) London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, in Boswell, Pail-Mall; and W. Johnston, in Ludgate-Street. MDCCLIX. ' 340-4' 2 vols. sm. 8°. Collation:--Vol. I. Title, p. [i]; contents, pp. [iii]-viii; chaps, i-xxv, pp. 1-159. Vol. II. Title, p. [i]; contents, pp. [iii]-viii; chaps, xxvi-xlviii, pp. 1-165. [The name' Rasselas ' is not in the title of any edition published during Johnson's lifetime, but the heading on p. i of both volumes of the first edition is 'The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia'. All the editions during his lifetime were anonymous. Ed.] Rasselas was published in April 1759, in two duodecimo volumes, the price being 5^. 'None of his writings has been so extensively diffused over Europe; for it has been translated into most, if not all, of the modern languages' (Boswell). The Prince of Abissinia. A Tale. The second edition. 1759 London: MDCCLIX. 2 vols. sm. 8°. [This follows the first edition page for page, but has corrections in the text: e. g. vol. i, pp. 8, 11, 18, etc. Ed.] An edition, in two volumes, appeared at Dublin in 1759. The Prince of Abissinia. A Tale. The third edition. 1760 MDCCLX. 2 vols. sm. 8°. * The Prince of Abissinia. A Tale. The fourth edition. 1766 Mdcclxvi. 2 vols. sm. 8°. [Rasselas. An American edition.] 1771 A copy was sent to Johnson, early in 1773, by the Rev. William Boswell, White, afterwards Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in "' 207 Pennsylvania. The Doctor wrote in reply: 'I received the copy of Rasselas. The impression is not magnificent, but it flatters an authour, because the printer seems to have expected that it would be scattered among the people. The little book has been well received, and is transla...