Author: James Boswell; Edmund Malone
Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson
Description: London, Baynes, Cowie, Low & Co. et. al. 1826. Cloth. The four volume complete set of James Boswell's iconic biography of Samuel Johnson, here with notes by Edmund Malone and, for the first time, anecdotes of Hesther Lynch Piozzi. A fascinating edition of James Boswell's noted biography of Samuel Johnson, including Edmund Malone's notes of Johnson, and anecdotes of Johnson by Hesther Lynch Piozzi. Complete in four volumes. Pleasing to see in the original publishers' paper boards. Including an engraved frontispiece portrait of Samuel Johnson to Volume I, based on a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds.This edition contains notes by Edmund Malone and, for the first time, anecdotes by Hester Lynch Piozzi, an eighteenth and nineteenth century Welsh diarist and frequent correspondent of Samuel Johnson.Samuel Johnson was an English author, well-known in the literary world for his many lasting contributions to various areas of humanist art, including poetry, essay-writing, biography, and more. He is described by the 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biographies' as the most distinguished man of letters in English history. This biography is notable for its extensive reports of Johnson's conversation, compiled through Boswell's acquaintance of Johnson since 1763. Originally published in 1791. This edition is reprinted from that prepared by Mr Mowbray Morris for the 'Globe' series of 1893.Containing a previous owner's small stamp to the front free-endpaper of each volume, and a previous owner's ink inscription to the title pages of Volumes I, III, and IV, dated 1854. Uniformly bound in contemporary quarter cloth with paper covered boards. Externally, shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and extremities. Some wear to the spine labels. Containing a previous owner's small stamp to the front free-endpaper of each volume, and a previous owner's ink inscription to the title pages of Volumes I, III, and IV, dated 1854. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. A few spots and small instances of offsetting to the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: samuel johnson james boswell biography malone james boswell Not Stated
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Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson
Description: London, Baynes, Cowie, Low & Co. et. al. 1826. Cloth. The four volume complete set of James Boswell's iconic biography of Samuel Johnson, here with notes by Edmund Malone and, for the first time, anecdotes of Hesther Lynch Piozzi. A fascinating edition of James Boswell's noted biography of Samuel Johnson, including Edmund Malone's notes of Johnson, and anecdotes of Johnson by Hesther Lynch Piozzi. Complete in four volumes. Pleasing to see in the original publishers' paper boards. Including an engraved frontispiece portrait of Samuel Johnson to Volume I, based on a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds.This edition contains notes by Edmund Malone and, for the first time, anecdotes by Hester Lynch Piozzi, an eighteenth and nineteenth century Welsh diarist and frequent correspondent of Samuel Johnson.Samuel Johnson was an English author, well-known in the literary world for his many lasting contributions to various areas of humanist art, including poetry, essay-writing, biography, and more. He is described by the 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biographies' as the most distinguished man of letters in English history. This biography is notable for its extensive reports of Johnson's conversation, compiled through Boswell's acquaintance of Johnson since 1763. Originally published in 1791. This edition is reprinted from that prepared by Mr Mowbray Morris for the 'Globe' series of 1893.Containing a previous owner's small stamp to the front free-endpaper of each volume, and a previous owner's ink inscription to the title pages of Volumes I, III, and IV, dated 1854. Uniformly bound in contemporary quarter cloth with paper covered boards. Externally, shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and extremities. Some wear to the spine labels. Containing a previous owner's small stamp to the front free-endpaper of each volume, and a previous owner's ink inscription to the title pages of Volumes I, III, and IV, dated 1854. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. A few spots and small instances of offsetting to the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: samuel johnson james boswell biography malone james boswell Not Stated
Price: GBP 140.00 = appr. US$ 199.92 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 828J25
- Book number: 828J25
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