The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order (Complete 3 volume set)

James Boswell

Published by Charles Dilly, London, 1793

About this Item

Complete three volume set. Half calf leather bindings with marbled boards. Spines with gilt ruled compartments and red morocco title labels. Spines heavily worn and rubbed, with loss to ends and chipping to edges. Joints cracked, front board of Volume II is loose but held by the cords. Volume I has an old leather repair to rear joint. Good solid page blocks. Foxing to text and occasional pencilled margin markings. Owner's name to all title pages (dated 1809), a later owner's name and address to front free endpaper in Volume I. The second London edition and first English octavo edition, following the 1791 London quarto edition and the 1792 Dublin octavo edition. Complete with the portrait frontis in Volume I, fold-out 'Round Robin' plate in Volume II, and fold-out handwriting facsimile in Volume III. Volume I also includes the additional corrections leaf (*c3, p. *xxxviii). Overall condition is Good. Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches (14 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. VOL I: Frontis, Title, vi (Dedication), vii-xii (Advertisement to 1st Ed.), xiii-xviii (Advertisement to 2nd Ed.); [*1]-*xxii (Additions recollected & received after the 2nd edition was printed), *xxiii-*xxxi (Chronological Catalouge of the prose works), [1] (blank), [xxvii]-xxxix (Table of Contents), [1], *xxxiii-*xxxvi (Corrections), *xxxviii (Additional Corrections), [1] (blank), 603. VOL II: Title, 634 (Fold-out plate facing p.450). VOL III: Title, 711 (Fold-out plate facing p.711, [1] (blank).

Seller Inventory # 1249C005

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order (Complete 3 volume set)
• Publisher: Charles Dilly, London
• Publication Date: 1793
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 3350 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • Fine Bindings