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The Life of Samuel Johnson: Volumes 1-3
by James Boswell
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Books are in Near Fine condition, very minor shelf wear to boards, Vol 3 has slight bumps to bottom corners. Slight tanning to endpapers.
"The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D
by James Boswell
The first edition, 1791, reprinted verbatim with the appendix, "The Principal Corrections and Additions," 1793,
and illustrated with twenty photogravure etchings, fifty half-tone plates, and a facsimile autograph letter.
Preface by Clement K. Shorter.
In Three Volumes
London: Privately printed for The Navarre Society Limited, 23 New Oxford Street, W.C.
MCMXXIV" (1924)
Bound in maroon cloth with gold embossing.
Pages have gilt top edge, other edges are rough cut or "Deckle Edged".
Vol I, 434 pages
Vol II, 470 pages
Vol III, 578 pages
Size of each volume 23cm x 15cm approx.
"This edition of "The Life of Samuel Johnson", by James Boswell, has been printed by The Riverside Press Ltd., Edinburgh, from type specially cast, and 2000 copies have been printed on paper of fine quality made for The Navarre Society."
Synopsis
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1791) is a biography of Dr. Samuel Johnson written by James Boswell. It is regarded as an important stage in the development of the modern genre of biography; many have claimed it as the greatest biography written in English. While Boswell's personal acquaintance with his subject only began in 1763, when Johnson was 54 years old, Boswell covered the entirety of Johnson's life by means of additional research.
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- Bookseller
- John's Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0755
- Title
- The Life of Samuel Johnson
- Author
- James Boswell
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Navarre Society Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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