THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D. (3 volumes complete)
London: The Navarre Society, 1924. Limited Edition. Cloth. 1st edition, thus, limited to 2000 copies. 3 volumes, complete. A Very Good set. 8vo., [Vol.1] xxxii, 433, (1); [Vol.2] vii, 479, (1); [Vol.3] 577, (1) pp., illustrated with 20 photogravure plates and frontispieces, 50 half-tone plates, and a facsimile letter. Bound in blue cloth with titles on spine, and Johnson's 3/4 profile on the front boards in gilt. End papers facing the pastedowns toning. Previous owner's signature on the front end paper. Occasional foxing on the pages facing the photographic plates. Slight bowing to the boards, especially volume 1. Very Good. Item #37097
*** Printed by The Riverside Press, with 2000 copies printed on paper of fine quality for The Navarre Society, of which this is one. *** "When the LIFE OF JOHNSON was published in 1791 it at once commanded the admiration that Boswell had sought for so long, and it has suffered no diminuation since....It is still often said to be the greatest biography yet written, and the longevity of Dr. Johnson's fame perhaps owes much to the work (Boswell's)" -wiki.
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