Author: James Boswell
Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson
Description: London, Robert Riviere & Son, 1906. Leather. A complete edition of James Boswell's influential 'The Life of Samuel Johnson', a landmark biography. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume. Complete in two volumes.Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume.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.Johnson was a noted lexicographer and is best known for his 'A Dictionary of the English Language&apos.Written by James Boswell, who was a friend of Johnson. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart. A little fading to the spines, joints, and extremities. Some minor marks to the boards and spine. Crack to the front joint of Volume I, and to the rear joint of Volume II. Front hinge of Volume I is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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