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8vo. A new edition. With an essay on his life and genius by Arthur Murphy. In 12 volumes. In full brown leather with gilt decorated compartments. Maroon spine title label and volume label to each volume, stamped in gilt. Volume 2 spine lebel renewed. Some light scuffing to boards and spine, general light wear to extremities. All edges marbled, with marbled endpapers. Booksellers ticket to endpaper of each volume. Text clean and bright. All boards firmly attached, bindings are tight and square. Front board of each volume with gilt crest of the "Law Society of Upper Canada, 1822". A nice set.

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.