Johnson, Samuel; Chalmers, A. (Editor); Murphy, Arthur: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.; A New Edition, In Fifteen Volumes. With a Life of the Author

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Johnson, Samuel; Chalmers, A. (Editor); Murphy, Arthur : The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.; A New Edition, In Fifteen Volumes. With a Life of the Author

Printed for Bell & Bradfute, James M'Cliesh, and Wililam Blackwood; Gilbert & Rodges, Dublin; and S. Campbell, New York, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1806

Fifteen volumes, complete. Original publisher's brown 3/4 leather binding with marbled paper-covered boards. Gilt lettering on red spine label. Four raised bands. 3 3/4" x 6." All pages, complete. Vol. I: Pages [7] ii-cviii, [3] 4-201. Vol. II: 360 pages. Vol. III: 360. Vol. IV: 360. Vol. V: 394. Vol. VI: 396. Vol. VII: 315. Vol. VIII: 323. Vol. IX: 337. Vol. X: 322. Vol. XI: 348. Vol. XII: 328. Vol. XIII: 344. Vol. XIV: 352. Vol. XV: 176 + unpaginated Index (c. 150 pages). Bookbinder's label and former owner's bookplate with initials of "G. S. C." tipped in on front pastedown of each volume. Pages and covers are clean and intact overall. Covers have slightly bumped corners, moderate rubbing to spine and boards, and some wear to extremities. A Very Good set. A collection of works by Samuel Johnson (1709-1794), the acclaimed English man of letters, commonly referred to as "Dr. Johnson." Johnson wrote a number of poems, plays, essays, and biographies, and was also a literary critic, editor, and lexicographer. Biography of Johnson included. Edited by A. Chalmers. "Life of the Author" by Arthur Murphy.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover

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