8vos; 433, 479, 577 pages, rebound by Birdsall of London in 3/4 red morocco, raised bands, extra-gilt spines, head and tail bands. Limited to 2000 copies. The text of the first editioin, reprinted verbatim with the corrections and additions. Includes a facsimile autograph letter. Boswell's JOHNSON was considered the paragon of biographies for nearly two centuries. 20 photogravures, 50 half-tones. . Preface by Clement K. Shorter.