1844 Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell English Biography Croker 10v Set

BOSWELL, James

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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!

 

This impressive, ten-volume edition was published in 1844, edited by John Wilson Croker.

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1844 Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell English Biography Croker 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!

 

This impressive, ten-volume edition was published in 1844, edited by John Wilson Croker.

 

Item number: #25080

Price: $750

 

BOSWELL, James

 

The life of Samuel Johnson…  including a journal of his tour to the Hebrides

 

London: J. Murray, 1844.

 

Details:

  • Collation: Complete; 10 volumes
    • Each volume individually paginated
    • 48 engraved plates and facsimile handwriting examples
      • Including frontispieces and engraved title pages
    • Provenance: Handwritten
      • [ Jno. Partington]
      • H. Smith
    • Language: English
    • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
    • Size: ~6.5in X 4.25in (16.5cm x 10.5cm)

 

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25080

Category

Literature

Authors

BOSWELL, James

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Excellent

Collation

Complete