The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. : comprehending an account of his studies, and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published; : the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great-Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished.
James Boswell, David Edwin (Engraver), Thomas Wightman (Engraver), William Andrews (Publisher), Lemuel Blake (Publisher)
Print Book, English, 1807
First American from the fifth London edition View all formats and editions
Published by W. Andrews and L. Blake. Greenough and Stebbins, printers., Boston:, 1807
Gold tooled leather (Binding)
3 v. : 1 port., 2 facsims. ; 23 cm.
191260416
Frontispiece portrait of Samuel Johnson signed: D. Edwin, sc
Edition statement transposed; precedes 'In three volumes' on title page
Vol. 1: 500 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: 512 p., [1] folded leaf of plates; v. 3: 543, [1] p., [1] folded leaf of plates. Last page of v. 3 blank
In some copies, p. 50 of v. 1 is misnumbered 34