James Boswell; Roger Ingpen [Ed.] — The Life of Samuel Johnson

London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1907 . Leather. A smartly bound, complete pair of Boswell's landmark biography of Samuel Johnson, with this edition containing notes by Roger Ingpen and richly illustrated throughout. Bound in half calf with cloth boards. Complete in two volumes. Illustrated with six photogravure plates and numerous additional illustrations to each volume. Collated, complete. Boswell's 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' is one of the most influential biographies ever written, being a landmark in how the modern genre of biography developed. Written by James Boswell, a noted biographer and diarist, and a close friend of Samuel Johnson.Johnson was a noted lexicographer and is best known for his 'A Dictionary of the English Language&apos. With notes by Roger Ingpen. Bound in half calf with cloth boards. Externally, very smart, with rubbing to the extremities and joints and a few marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .