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The Life of Samuel Johnson

1793réf. 824J2London: Charles Dilly 1793. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. The first two volumes of James Boswell's well-known 18th century biography of author Samuel Johnson the second edition of this work. The second edition of this well-known biography revised and augmented.Including Volumes I and II lacking Volume III. Written by eighteenth-century Scottish biographer James Boswell. Boswell's biography of Samuel Johnson is often claimed to be the greatest biography written in English and the text played an important role in the development of the modern genre of biography. Whilst Boswell's personal acquaintance with his subject began rather later in 1763 when Johnson was fifty four years old Boswell covered the entirety of Johnson's life by means of additional research. Including an engraved frontispiece portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds to Volume I and a folding 'Round Robin' plate with facsimile signatures to Volume II. Collated and complete. Samuel Johnson was an English author well-known in the literary world for his many lasting contributions to various areas of humanist art including poetry essay-writing biography and more. He is described by the 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biographies' as the most distinguished man of letters in English history. Containing a contemporary ink inscription to the front free-endpaper of each volume: 'Edmund Calamy Esq to Ann Pope Feb the 3rd 1798'. ESTC Citation No. T64482 Bound in contemporary quarter calf binding with marbled boards. Externally some shelf wear to the boards and rubbing to the joints and spines. Containing a contemporary ink inscription to the front free-endpaper of each volume. Internally hinges are lightly strained though remaining binding is firm. Light spotting to the first and last few pages and the odd spot to the pages which are otherwise bright and clean especially considering the age of the work. Good Charles Dilly hardcover

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The Life of Samuel Johnson Comprehending An Account of His Studies and Numerous Works in Chronological Order A Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with many Eminent Persons And Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never Before Published The Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain For Near Half A Century During Which He Flourished

1811réf. SET12-E-1London: T Cadell and W Davies 1811. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. Boswell's first-hand account of Samuel Johnson's life is often considered one of the greatest biographies written in English. Four hardbound volumes in blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine two fold-outs and engraved frontispiece. Samuel Johnson often referred to as Dr Johnson 18 September 1709 13 December 1784 was an English author. Beginning as a Grub Street journalist he made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet essayist moralist novelist literary critic biographer editor and lexicographer. Johnson has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". He is also the subject of "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature": James Boswell's 'Life of Samuel Johnson'. James Boswell 9th Laird of Auchinleck October 29 1740 - May 19 1795 was a lawyer diarist and author born in Edinburgh Scotland. 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' 1791 is regarded as an important stage in the development of the modern genre of biography; many have claimed it as the greatest biography written in English. While Boswell's personal acquaintance with his subject only began in 1763 when Johnson was in his 54th year Boswell covered the entirety of Johnson's life by means of additional research. The most admired and best remembered portions of the book though are Boswell's first-hand accounts of Johnson from the last twenty-one years of the subject's life. The volumes have been rebound with new blank endpapers. There is some mild wear to the extremities including small marks and rubbing to the boards. The bindings are tight and firm with all covers and pages securely attached. . Internally the pages are generally clean and bright apart from the occasional handling mark and odd spot. The title page and frontispiece in Volume I are slightly spotted and age-toned. The fold-out illustration in Volume I is slightly creased with a closed tear to one of the folds. Very Good T Cadell and W Davies hardcover

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The Life of Samuel Johnson Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides

1835réf. 919T93London: John Murray 1835. Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A smartly bound set of Boswell's famous biography of Samuel Johnson featuring illustrations and valuable additions. Complete in ten volumes. Celebrated work of Scottish biographer James Boswell often described as one of the greatest English biographies of all time. With engraved frontispiece and additional engraved title page to each volume. As well as a folding plate to volume one a folding map to volume four and a folding facsimile to volume six. Collation seems to vary in various copies seen in commerce. Complete with half titles. Samuel Johnson was an English author well-known in the literary world for his many lasting contributions to various areas of humanist art including poetry essay-writing biography and more. He is described by the 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biographies' as the most distinguished man of letters in English history. Including 'A Journal of his Tour to the Hebrides.' With additions of anecdotes by Hawkins Piozzi Murphym Tyers Reynolds Steevens and notes by various hands. Also featuring the original texts augmented by the additional writings of the biographer and his subject. This biography is notable for its extensive reports of Johnson's conversation compiled through Boswell's acquaintance of Johnson since 1763. Bound in half green calf with marbled boards. Externally sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spines with the odd mark to the boards. Minor loss to the head and tail of the spines as well as the board tips. Small cracks to the joints at the head and tail. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and light age toning to the extremities. The odd small handling mark or pencil annotation. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper of volume one and the title page of the odd volume. Good John Murray hardcover

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