Sold for:
$2,489
$2,489
Boswell, James (1740-1795), The Life of Johnson , London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1791, first edition, likely second issue, two volumes, Volume I with frontis portrait of Johnson, corrections page, and "give" at page 135, line 10; Volume II with "Round Robin" plate after page 93, and examples of Johnson's handwriting at end, full diced calf, slipcased, 4to, (minor bumping and chipping, spotting, hinges starting).
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-11-16