An Argument Proving That the Abrogation of King James, Etc.

London: Printed For The Author, 1692. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Balance of title: "by the people of England from the regal throne and the promotion of The Prince of Orange, one of the Royal family, to the throne of the Kingdom in his stead was according to the constitution of the English government and prescribed by it." This is a slender little pamphlet reworked in neat pale green boards, boards measure 7 7/8 x 6 3/8". The Wing #821, placements, and SJ name are penciled lightly on first, replaced, endsheet. The grade above may be thought of as a compromise between the newish boards and the aged text. The spine label is black leather with gilt and a hint of wear at its edges The reworking with beige pastedowns and endsheets is very nicely done and compliments the lightly age darkened but largely unfoxed text. After the title page, verso blank, the text commences at page 3 running thru 62 followed by a page advertising Johnson's books, verso blank. Based purely on the appearance of text edges they may be as made, or perhaps, cropped in reworking. They have a uniform darkening seen edge on, which is not evident when the pages are looked at as though reading. The margins at fore-edge and bottom edge vary, but average 1"+. At top edge they commence at 1/16th" down from top to 3/8" at the last pages. Pages 21 and 22 have perhaps half of the marginalia (text edge printed noting) cropped at fore edge. Text itself is legible, trace waviness, microscopic dog ear, some larger corrected dog ear. very sharp looking. The books boards have an imperfection or two, tiny mark front, overall handsome. This is the writing "For which Johnson was badly beaten by hoodlums in his own home shortly after it's publication." The collector also includes the McAlpin citation 19.6 x 15.1 cm 62 (mispaged). The 62 appears to be another number overwritten, suspect the McAlpin gave incorrect page count as this item runs 62 properly paginated pages by my reckoning.