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SECOND EDITION OF BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON
The Life of Samuel Johnson, comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works, in chronological order... In three volumes. The second edition, revised and augmented.
London: printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, 1793.
3 vols., 8vo (8.25 x 5.5 inches). slightly later full diced calf, with twin red labels, gilt raised bands, pretty floral tooling to panels, marbled edges and endpapers. Frontispiece portrait, round robin and facsimile plates. Armorial bookplates, early ownership name to titles. Small expert repair to top edge of title of volume one, frontispiece portrait tipped in. Boards slightly marked, labels a little creased. A very good set.
SECOND EDITION of Boswell's masterpiece of biography. His most celebrated work, Boswell evokes Johnson's tremendous appetite for life through a series of wonderfully humorous anecdotes, featuring an impressive array of well-known figures from eighteenth century London, including Garrick, Goldsmith, Burney and Burke.
£1150.00
(equal to approx. US$1819.82* or €1378.24* for 8 February 2012)
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