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JOHNSON, Samuel (1709-1784)]. Thoughts on the Late Transactions respecting Falkland's Islands . London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1771. 8° (203 x 130mm). Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, (spine renewed). FIRST EDITION, Second Issue, with K2 in the second state. The sale of the first issue of Johnson's attack on the Whigs, Chatham and Grenville as 'war-mongers' was stopped by Lord North and necessitated a cancel leaf in unsold copies to eliminate the slur on Grenville. Johnson ridiculed the idea of going to war for "the empty sound of an ancient title to a Magellanick rock." Fleeman p. 1180-81. Together with: [Samuel JOHNSON] (Ed.). Papers Relative to the Late Negotiations with Spain; and the taking of Falkland's Island from the English. Part I [- Part II]. London: Printed for J. Almon, 1777 [1771]. 4° (257 x 210mm). Contemporary marbled boards, later calf spine and label, complete with half-titles, part title and no sig. B to Part II. Rare first edition of the 1770-71 negotiations on sovereignty over the islands soon after Spain re-gained the East Falklands while Britain claimed the West. [Thomas POWNALL]. Two Speeches of an Honourable Gentleman, on the Late Negotiation and Convention with Spain. London: J. Almon, 1771. 8° (213 x 130mm). Sabin 64837. A Collection of the most Remarkable Papers Relating to the Affairs of Spain, &c. From September, 1717 . London: William Church, 1719. 8° (192 x 120mm). Later calf. (4)