Boswell’s Life of Johnson. 18th century English biography.

$100.00

James Boswell's wonderful biography of Dr Samuel Johnson, LLD.
Boswell's Life of Johnson LLD by James Boswell Esq.Volume I.{C}
Published by J.M. Dent & Co. Ltd. Bungay, Suffolk.1907. Second reprint. First Edition of this printing published in1906. 'Boswell's Life of Johnson' was published for the first time in 1791, seven years after Dr. Johnson's death.
180 x 120 x 23mm (7 x 4.5/8 x 1 inch)
Green cloth hardcover with gilt embossed stamp of "The Mathematical School Rochester". Gilt title on brown leather half calf. Spine rubbed. Gilt upper edge of pages. Green endpapers in fairly good condition. First and last pages are foxed. Clean but aged pages throughout.
A beautiful William Morris-type swirling floral design surround the Title Page,and also the opposite page with the following emotive thought "A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed & treasured upon purpose to a life beyond life. Milton."

Boswell's is considered one of the finest portrayals of Samuel Johnson and his circle. He reveals not only Johnson's finer points, but also his eccentric behaviour. The book is both humorous and moving; revealing Johnson's pompousness as well as his vulnerability. At the age of 22, after moving from Scotland to London, Boswell met Samuel Johnson and formed a lasting friendship with this great man of letters.
It has been referred to as the best biography in the English language. Although it is a pity this is only Volume I, it is fortunate that it is the first volume.

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