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Edinburgh: Bell and Bradfute, James McCliesh and Wm.Blackwood. Covers rubbed with marking. Splits & nicks in some outer hinge ends (chip at vol.9 heel ) . Title labels missing. Inscribed. Slight age darkening. Lightly browned and foxed endpapers & prelims. Inscribed. Owner's name on label on front pastedown. Annotations on rear pastedown. Contents in VG condition without dust jacket. Two sides untrimmed. Tightly bound set. 1806. 'New' edition. Leather cover with gilt decorated spines. 160mm x 105mm (6" x 4"). .

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.