First American edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. comprehending an account of his studies
Boston: W. Andrews and L. Blake, 1807. First American edition, taken from the fifth Malone edition published in London earlier the same year, 8vo, 3 volumes, frontispiece portrait, folding "Round Robin" plate, folding facsimile of Johnson's handwriting; title page in volume II partially loose and torn, with loss to a word or two; uncut copy in later full muslin, manuscript paper labels on spine; very good. Pottle 85. Item #53374
Price: $250.00
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