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London: John Murray, 1835. JOHNSON, Samuel; MORRELL|WRIGHT, John|STEEVENS, George|PIOZZI, Hester Lynch|REYNOLDS, Sir Joshua|TYERS, Thomas|MURPHY, Arthur|HAWKINS, Sir John. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides...To which are added, anecdotes by Hawkins, Piozzi, Murphy, Tyers, Reynolds, Steevens, &c. And notes by various hands. London: John Murray, 1835. Croker’s second edition, revised by John Wright. Ten small octavo volumes, including two volumes of Johnsoniana. Each volume with engraved frontispiece and vignette title. Extra-illustrated with over 100 engraved plates. Bound by Morrell of London in full tan polished calf. Gilt double-rule border on covers, spines decoratively tooled in gilt in compartments, with maroon and green morocco gilt lettering labels, gilt board edges and turn-ins, top edge gilt, others uncut, marbled endpapers. An about fine set. Pottle 92. HBS 65838. $2,500.

About Life of Samuel Johnson

Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. is a biography of Dr. Samuel Johnson written by James Boswell. It is regarded as an important stage in the development of the modern genre of biography and has been described as the greatest biography written in English.