Books

Complete set in 12 volumes. 8vo (8.75 x 5.5 ins) Full tan calf with elaborate ornamentation in gilt to spines and single rule border to spines. Twin morocco title labels in black and lettered in gilt. Slightly rubbed at head and tail of spine on some vols. Marbled endpapers; page edges speckled red. A classic library set in really bright and tight condition,

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.