The Life of Samuel Johnson - James Boswell - Folio Society - 1998 - 2 Vol.

The Life of Samuel Johnson - James Boswell - Folio Society - 1998 - 2 Vol.

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The Life of Samuel Johnson - James Boswell - Folio Society - 1998 - 2 Vol.
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The Life of Samuel Johnson

James Boswell

£29.99
Edition year 1968
Printing year 1998
First edition No
Binding Cloth
Volumes 2
Weight 4 Kg
Pages Vol. 1: 568; Vol. 2: 684
Dimensions 25.4 × 16.3 cm
Condition Good
Condition notes In good overall condition. A few very small dents and some light stains on case, a few light marks and scratches on page edges, creases on p.377.

Edition details

The Life of Samuel Johnson, by James Boswell. (2v.). Edited by Rodney Shewan. Sixteen leaves of gravure plates per volume. The first edition 1968 was quarter bound in dark green leather, green cloth boards with an oval brown paper cover-label. Later editions are cloth bound or buckram, see pictures for more details. Two-volume slipcase. 25.4x16.3cm. Vol.1 568pp. Vol.2 684pp.

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About the book

James Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson is one of the most celebrated biographies in the English language. It records the life, conversations and personality of Dr Samuel Johnson, the writer, critic and lexicographer best known for compiling his great Dictionary of the English Language. Boswell combines biography with anecdotes, conversations and personal recollections, creating an unusually vivid portrait of Johnson's intelligence, wit, prejudices and friendships. The book also provides a rich picture of eighteenth-century literary London and the circle of writers and artists surrounding Johnson.

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