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London: J. Johnson, J. Nichols and Son, R. Balswin, Various, 1801-1811 . Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". none. A new edition of the works of Samuel Johnson complete in fourteen uniform leather bound volumes. New edition of The Works of Samuel Johnson in uniform quarter calf bindings and marbled boards.A new edition in twelve volumes, with an essay on his life and genius by Arthur Murphy. Volumes XIII and XIV were added later to the set. Volumes I-IX are on Poets, Volume XII contains their Lives and an Index, and Volumes XIII and IV are of Debates in Parliament. This collection was published in varying dates as follows:Volume I (1806), Volume II (1806), Volume III (1806), Volume IV (1810), Volume V (1810), Volume Vi (1806), Volume VII (1806), Volume VIII (1806), Volume IX (1806), Volume X (1801), Volume XI (1801), Volume XII (1810), Volume XIII (1811) and Volume XIV (1811).  In quarter calf bindings with marbled boards. Externally, very smart. There is some bumping to the…

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.