The Life Of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. : 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 Nearly Half A Century During Which He Flourished [ 4 volumes complete ]

Boswell, James

Published by H Ingram & Co, 198 Strand, 1854

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Cloth, VG. 4 volumes, xxxii+291pp, viii+298pp, viii+298pp, viii+300pp, b/w frontis & engraved title to each volume, grand total of 215 woodcut illustrations, index to the whole in volume IV. Spines sunned, cloth a little rubbed at the edges, an attractive set, the cloth embossed with a verdant design of oak leaves & thistles. Binders ticket of Leighton, Son & Hodge, Shoe Lane to the rear pastedown, Booksellers ticket of George Watson 38 Ingram Street Glasgow to each of the front pastedowns. National Illustrated Library vols 1 - 4. An attractive & nicely illustrated edition of the most famous biography in the English language. 1525 grams.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Life Of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. : 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 Nearly Half A Century During Which He Flourished [ 4 volumes complete ]
• Publisher: H Ingram & Co, 198 Strand
• Publication Date: 1854
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: a new edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1525 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography
  • Samuel Johnson