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The Life of Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson
Biography/Autobiography
Literary
USD$900

Description

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.

About The Life of Samuel Johnson

James Boswell's 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' is regarded as one of the greatest biographies written in the English language. It provides an in-depth and vivid recounting of the life of Samuel Johnson, a writer and critic who was a towering figure in 18th-century British literature.