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

James Boswell

Published by John Murray, London, 1835

About this Item

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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides
• Publisher: John Murray, London
• Publication Date: 1835
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: None
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book