BOOKS: (10) Vols Boswell's Life of Johnson 1922, James Boswell. The Life of Samuel Johnson and Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. Printed for Gabriel Wells by Doubleday, Page & Co., 1922. Complete in 10 volumes. Hardcover. 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches. Various page counts. Frontispiece engraving of Johnson, and black and white plates throughout. Temple Bar Edition, number 471 of 785 copies, with limitation page present in all volumes. Vellum spines with paper labels, paper-covered boards, each volume in original paper jacket with spine label. (Volumes I and II in photos shown with jacket removed, but they are present, however jacket for volume I is completely split at the fold between spine and front cover.)

Provenance: Property from the Collection of Charles E. Sigety

Notes/Literature: The late Charles E. Sigety was a renowned collector of Americana, ranging from examples of Norman Rockwell to important historic documents. A selection of his collection was sold at Christie's New York in 2016

Good/fair, some jackets with small chips or tears at top edge, spine or flaps, volume I jacket split in two pieces, a few spots on jacket spine labels, front endpaper of volume X discolored from newspaper article laid in, be advised that all lots in this sale will exhibit some degree of wear due to age and/or handling