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BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON COMPLETE ED. 1859-1866

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BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON COMPLETE ED. 1859-1866

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Grouping of Boswell including: 1924 Oxford University Press edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson, Volume I; and a complete compiled edition of Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson in ten volumes; Vol. I published 1866 by Bell & Daldy London and Vols. II-X published 1859 by Henry G. Bohn London. Bound gold-embossed leather, illustrated with upwards of 40 fold-out engravings on steel. Dimensions: (Oxford Ed.) H 7.5" x W 5.25" x D 1.5" Condition: Wear consistent with antique age including rubbing and blunting to edges of spine and corners of cover and age toning to paper.

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BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON COMPLETE ED. 1859-1866

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