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1925 The Life of Samuel Johnson
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Description
An Important Work, Fine Binding, Illustrated
Written by Scottish biographer James Boswell (1740-1795), this biography is often described as being the greatest biography ever written in English.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an English poet, essayist, biographer and literary critic. He published 'A Dictionary of the English Language' in 1755, considered the foremost dictionary of the time until the Oxford English Dictionary was published 173 years later. He was a devout Anglican and firmly opposed slavery; his religious writings emphasize the goodness of charity, repentance, marriage and pride.
A new edition, with notes by Roger Ingpen.
Profusely illustrated with five hundred and seventy six illustrations, facsimiles and maps, including thirteen plates in photogravure. Collated, complete.
A truly beautiful copy of this excellent edition of an influential English biography.
Condition
In a half crushed morocco binding. Externally lovely, with just the slightest rubbing to the tail of volume II. An ownership bookplate has been removed from the front pastedown of each volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Fine
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