| Edition | As printed | Type | Chars | Location | vs. previous |
|---|
| Suppl. 3rd (1801) | ① BOSWELL | article | 10,219 | vol. 1, p. 107 | |
| Suppl. 4–6th (1824) | ② BOSWELL | article | 23,088 | vol. 2, p. 372 | |
| 7th ed. (1842) | ② BOSWELL | article | 22,988 | vol. 5, p. 26 | |
| 8th ed. (1853–60) | ② BOSWELL | article | 8,727 | vol. 5, p. 63 | substantially revised · J 0.34 |