1835 EXQUISITE Samuel Johnson 1ed Johnsoniana Boswell English Biography 10v Set

1835 EXQUISITE Samuel Johnson 1^ed Johnsoniana Boswell English Biography 10v Set

Samuel Johnson was a famous English writer and scholar most known for his ‘Dictionary of the English Language’ as well as a collection of biographical accounts of eminent English poets. In the mid-1700s, Johnson met James Boswell, a Scottish biographer who wrote an extensive biography of Johnson, which several experts consider the greatest biography in the English language!

In addition to the complete ‘Life of Samuel Johnson’ this set includes ‘Johnsoniana,’ a work of anecdotes collected by Johnson himself. According to Pottle,

“This version contains both the original texts, augmented by the additional writings of the biographer and his subject, and the very valuable new and related material which Croker introduced.”

Item number: #25971

Price: $950

BOSWELL, James

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides. In Ten Volumes.

London: John Murray, 1835. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete; 10 volumes
  • I-VIII – Life of Johnson
  • IX-X – Johnsoniana
  • Engraved frontispiece and title in each volume, plus 2 folding engravings
• References: Pottle 92
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~6.5in X 4.25in (16.5cm x 10.5cm)

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