[Rarebooks] FS: Samuel Johnson's exceedingly rare "Vanity of Human Wishes" 1st ed.

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Johnson, Samuel. THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES. The Tenth Satire of Juvenal, 
Imitated. London: Printed for R. Dodsley. 1749. First edition. 4to. 28pp. Full 
red morocco, gilt, binding by Riviere & Son. Slightest bit of rubbing at 
extremities of spine.     $4,000.00 (trade discount allowed)
A very clean copy of this exceedingly rare first edition; the first work to 
bear Johnson’s name. Courtney & Smith p. 22-24; Rothschild 1233.

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