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1884 Napier's Edition Number 87 of 104 copies, each signed by the Pr
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London: George Bell & Sons, 1884. Napier's Edition. Number 87 of 104 copies, each signed by the Printer "Charles Whittingham & Co. Extensively extra-illustrated with 50 plates of portraits, views, maps, and facsimile autographs, including 2 fold-outs and an inserted portrait of Johnson. Also includes an inserted issue of the Herald Tribune Weekly Book review, November 19, 1944, reviewing Joseph Wood Krutch’s Samuel Johnson. 10 vols. 4to. Bound in three quarters green morocoo, and marbled boards, t.e.g. Very Good, with some discoloration to Vol. 1 Part 1 from the inserted newspaper and some minor foxing from plates. Napier's Edition. Number 87 of 104 copies, each signed by the Printer "Charles Whittingham & Co" Extensively extra-illustrated with 50 plates of portraits, views, maps, and facsimile autographs, including 2 fold-outs and an inserted portrait of Johnson. Also includes an inserted issue of the Herald Tribune Weekly Book review, November 19, 1944, reviewing Joseph Wood…

About The Life of Samuel Johnson

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.