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1887 BOSWELL's Life of JOHNSON 6 volumes DECORATOR BINDINGS leather book set We are please to offer a complete six volume set of: Boswell's Life of Johnson, including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill Published in Oxford at the University Press, in 1887. Uniformly bound in 3/4 green leather (now faded to the usual brown) over light green boards. Gilt spine decorations and top edges. Overall rubbing to the leather especially at the heads of the spines. Muted marbled endpapers. Minor soiling esp to one volume's boards. Generally bright and clean internally. Spine leather starting to dry out. 9 1/4 inches tall. Some Worldcat notes: V. 1-4. Life (v.l, 1709-1765; v. 2 1765-1776; v. 3, 1776-1780; v. 4, 1780-1784) -- v. 5. Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) -- v. 6 Addenda, index, dicta philosophi, &c. Genre/Form: Early works. Extra-illustrated copies (Provenance) -- United States -- 19th century. Geographic: Hebrides (Scotland) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. Scotland -- Description and travel -- Wales, North -- Description and travel. Note(s): With reproductions of original title pages./ Originally published under title: The life of Samuel Johnson./ Includes bibliographical references (v. 6, pages vii-xix). Please see photos for condition and some content. From wikipedia: Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [OS 7 September] – 13 December 1784), often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. He was a devout Anglican and a generous philanthropist. Politically, he was a committed Tory. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography describes Johnson as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". He is the subject of James Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson, described by Walter Jackson Bate as "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature". James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (1740 – 1795), was a Scottish biographer and diarist, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for the biography he wrote of his friend and contemporary, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language. Boswell's surname has passed into the English language as a term (Boswell, Boswellian, Boswellism) for a constant companion and observer, especially one who records those observations in print. In "A Scandal in Bohemia", Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes affectionately says of Dr. Watson, who narrates the tales, "I am lost without my Boswell." Keywords: LR purHfH book books hardcover decorative decorator green leather antique antiquarian library bindings International Buyers - Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. We do not misrepresent content or value of items on customs forms. We are not responsible for any customs delays, custom fees and any other related custom issues that may occur. If you have any questions, please ask before bidding. SHIPPING: We package well so your items get there in the condition they were sent. We will happily ship other methods, if required, at additional cost. Items shipped to ebay addresses only. Please verify your ebay address prior to payment. Delivery time frames can only be estimated and will depend on the service used and shipping origin and destination MA residents please add 6.25% MA tax. === Please note that ebay.com may collect other US state taxes. All payments in US dollars. Payment must be received within 5 days. All items are non-returnable unless not as described. All items come from a non-smoking, no-pets business. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution