Books

Lavishly decorated second edition, bound in full contemporary calf with leather title and volume labels, five raised bands to each volume's spine and marbled endpapers. Some rubbing to edges, fading to top stain, whiting to boards from improper cleaning and a stain to the front board of volume 2, but still a nice tight uniform set. Octavos, 601, 634, 711 pages respectively, with V3 having a tipped in plate titled "Facsimiles of Dr. Johnson's Handwriting" at rear. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box.

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.