Author: JOHNSON, Samuel
Title: Johnsoniana
Description: 1836. (JOHNSON, Samuel) JOHNSONIANA; Or, Supplement to Boswell: Being, Anecdotes and Sayings of Dr. Johnson. London: John Murray, 1836. 2 volumes. First edition. Illustrated with 45 plates which are mostly steel engravings; the remaining plates are handwriting facsimiles. 8vo. full calf, 6 gilt-adorned spine compartments (brown morocco title label), all edges marbled with matching endpapers. Catalog label mounted to verso of ffep. Some wear along joints; spines are darkened. Staining to gutter at bottom-edge of title pages and preliminary leaves only, else quite clean and fresh within. A nice set. Very good plus, in a modern cloth slip case with red morocco spine label. .

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