By James Boswell; Percy Fitzgerald
London   Bliss Sands and Co
10" by 7" xviii, 726pp
Boswell's classic work on Dr. Samuel Johnson - perhaps the most famous biography ever written - and his account of a trip to the Hebrides.
By James Boswell; Percy Fitzgerald

1897 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. To Which is Added the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

London   Bliss Sands and Co
10" by 7" xviii, 726pp
Boswell's classic work on Dr. Samuel Johnson - perhaps the most famous biography ever written - and his account of a trip to the Hebrides.
£33.99
: 2kgs / : GEN15-B-4

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Publishers' Original Binding

Featuring a tissue guarded portrait frontispiece of Johnson. With four further illustrations, including a fold out 'Map of the Tour through Scotland and the Hebrides'. 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' comprises 'A Series of his Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of his Composition. With a Chronological Account of his Studies and Numerous Works. The Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain for nearly Half a Century'. With notes and a biographical dictionary. There is a publisher's catalogue to the rear.

Condition

In a cloth binding. Externally, smart. Boards are slightly bumped, with a little shelfwear, and faint marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages browned, but generally clean, with spotting to the first and last few pages.

Very Good

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