Author: James Boswell
Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson
Description: London, Robert Riviere and Son, 1906. Leather. A complete set of James Boswell's influential biographical work on his friend and fellow writer, Samuel Johnson. Rebound in half calf by Riviere and Son and enclosed in a matching slipcase. James Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson is one of the most influential biographies ever written, being a landmark in how the modern genre of biography developed.Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an English playwright, poet, and essayist during the eighteenth-century. He was also a devout Anglican and fervent Tory. Complete in two volumes. Including Volume I, which covers Johnson's life from 1709 to 1775, and Volume II, which covers Johnson's life from 1776 to 1784. Including a frontispiece portrait of Johnson to the front of each volume.Bound in half calf by Riviere and Son and enclosed in a matching cloth slipcase. Bound in half calf binding by Riviere and Son with cloth covered boards and gilt detailing to the spine. Externally, the boards are bright. The spine has faded and the calf has faded slightly to the boards where the volumes were exposed from the slipcase. A small stain to the spine of Volume I. Internally, both volumes are firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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