The Life Of Samuel Johnson Together With A Journal Of A Tour To The Hebrides In Three Volumes
James Boswell
Ref. 111653 Edition. Second Edition
Published By: Swan Sonnenschein & Co 1891 (London)
A Reprint Of The First Edition. To Which Are Added Mr Boswell's Corrections And Additions, Issued In 1792; The Variations Of The Second Edition, With Some Of The Author's Notes Prepared For The Third; The Whole Edited With New Notes By Percy Fitzgerald. Beautifully bound in half burgundy leather with marble paper covered boards, spine has five raised bands with two title bands. The binding is generally in good condition with just a little surface wear to the boards and to the extremities of the leather. Top edge of the text block bright gilt. Marble end-papers. Pages are clean throughout despite a little foxing to the prelims and a little pencil notation to the rear of all three volumes. Volume I, pp. xlii + 538. Volume II. pp. 527. Volume III, pp. 525. Overall a handsome set.
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Size: 8vo
Binding: Hard Back
Book Type: Leather Bound