Books

Three volumes. First octavo edition. First edition was 1791; Dublin octavo followed in 1792, so this is in essence the third edition overall. Contemporary brown calf, professionally rebacked. Ex libris Anne Davies with her old book label. Smaller modern bookseller label of Henry Southern.

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.