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London: Henry Baldwin, 1791. First. hardcover. near fine. The whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century, during which he flourished. 2 volumes. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Thick 4to, handsomely rebound in 3/4 red morocco; gilt-decorated spines with raised bands, a.e.g. London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1791. First Edition, later issue. Fine. Final three pages of vol. II mispaginated.

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.