Author: James Boswell; Roger Ingpen
Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson
Description: Bath, George Bayntun, 1925. Fine Binding. A splendid, Bayntun bound two volume new edition of Boswell's important biography, lavishly illustrated throughout. Written by Scottish biographer James Boswell (1740-1795), this biography is often described as being the greatest biography ever written in English. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an English poet, essayist, biographer and literary critic. He published 'A Dictionary of the English Language' in 1755, considered the foremost dictionary of the time until the Oxford English Dictionary was published 173 years later. He was a devout Anglican and firmly opposed slavery; his religious writings emphasize the goodness of charity, repentance, marriage and pride.A new edition, with notes by Roger Ingpen.Profusely illustrated with five hundred and seventy six illustrations, facsimiles and maps, including thirteen plates in photogravure. Collated, complete.A truly beautiful copy of this excellent edition of an influential English biography. In a half crushed morocco binding. Externally lovely, with just the slightest rubbing to the tail of volume II. An ownership bookplate has been removed from the front pastedown of each volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine .
Keywords: Samuel Johnson James Boswell Bayntuns of Bath George Bayntun James Boswell Biography English Language Various
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Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson
Description: Bath, George Bayntun, 1925. Fine Binding. A splendid, Bayntun bound two volume new edition of Boswell's important biography, lavishly illustrated throughout. Written by Scottish biographer James Boswell (1740-1795), this biography is often described as being the greatest biography ever written in English. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an English poet, essayist, biographer and literary critic. He published 'A Dictionary of the English Language' in 1755, considered the foremost dictionary of the time until the Oxford English Dictionary was published 173 years later. He was a devout Anglican and firmly opposed slavery; his religious writings emphasize the goodness of charity, repentance, marriage and pride.A new edition, with notes by Roger Ingpen.Profusely illustrated with five hundred and seventy six illustrations, facsimiles and maps, including thirteen plates in photogravure. Collated, complete.A truly beautiful copy of this excellent edition of an influential English biography. In a half crushed morocco binding. Externally lovely, with just the slightest rubbing to the tail of volume II. An ownership bookplate has been removed from the front pastedown of each volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine .
Keywords: Samuel Johnson James Boswell Bayntuns of Bath George Bayntun James Boswell Biography English Language Various
Price: GBP 900.00 = appr. US$ 1285.19 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 792R13
- Book number: 792R13
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