The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order . in Two Volumes

BOSWELL, Esq., James

Published by Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, London, 1791

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Two volumes. 4to. Pp. xii, [16], 3-516; [1], 2-588, [2]. Engraved portrait frontis. after Sir Joshua Reynolds, in the first volume. Second volume illustrated with two plates of Dr. Johnson's handwriting in facsimile. Marbled endpapers. Full speckled calf with gilt filigree borders and inner dentelles, rebacked in period style; repaired corners. Two bookplates: "The High Canon's Library" and "Malo Mori Quam Foedari," possibly the plate of Cardinal Henry Edward Manning. Interiors quite nice. First edition, first state with "gve" (in lieu of "give") on p.135 of Vol. I.Boswell's achievement was not to simply capture the brilliance and wit of his subject, but to provide through meticulous scholarship the complexities of Johnson amid the literary realm of his era.Provenance: Sold at the 1922 Sotheby's sale of The Valuable Library . of the Late Baroness Burdett Coutts. Seller Inventory # 7195

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Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D ...

Publisher: Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, London

Publication Date: 1791

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition.

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