Books

London: Henry Baldwin, 1791, First Edition, 2nd state with "Give" spelled correctly on page 135, 4to., 516+588 pages. Book bound in a 20th century quarter brown leather with leather corners, marbled boards. Five raised bands on spine with with gilt decoration between compartments. Red leather title labels and green leather volume labels. Frontispiece with facsimile handwriting of Dr. Johnson, end of volume 2, and the Round Robbin Plate. Set in very good condition. Size: 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall.

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.