Books purchased

I bought a number of lovely books including the following one at Judd Bookstore this afternoon. Very reasonable price!

 

After Dr. Johnson was given a pension of 300 pound a year (coming out of the Secret Service Fund) , he was also proffered the privilege to use George III’ library:

The royal librarian had allowed Johnson to use the King’s library as often as he liked, which was brave of him because Johnson was notoriously destructive of other people’ books.

quote from : Dr. Johnson’s London, Life in London 1740-1770 by Liza Picard, “a lawyer by trade” and “an inquisitive practical woman by character” (Preface & p.292)