The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D., in Three Volumes (The Heritage Press)

Complete in three volumes, paginated individually. lviii, [4], 466; 486; 473. 9 3/8 x 6 1/2. Original brown cloth, red spine panels with gilt titles and border. This edition includes marginal comments and markings from two copies annotated by Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi, and was prepared for publication with an introduction by Edward G. Fletcher. Color frontispieces of Johnson, Boswell, and Piozzi. Originally written in 1787, The Life of Samuel Johnson, commonly referred to as Boswell's Johnson, is among the most well-known biographies ever written, and often called the best biography written in English. It is an extensive account that contains a great deal of detailed and helpful information about the time period and historical figures of the era, and had considerable influence on the development of the biography genre as a whole.