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London: Printed for the Proprietors, 1819. hardcover. near fine. 4 volumes. Extra illustrated with many portraits, views and facsimiles, some folding, done in mezzotints, copper engravings and some in sepia. Small 8vo, 3/4 burgundy morocco, ornately gilt spines, top edges gilt (cover on one volume faded). London: Printed for the Proprietors, 1819. Near Fine.

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.