[Rarebooks] FS: Lovely set of the WORKS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, 1796, 12 volumes in calf

[Charles Agvent]

On his 300th birthday:

JOHNSON, Samuel. THE WORKS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. TO WHICH IS PREFIXED 
AN ESSAY ON HIS LIFE AND GENIUS BY ARTHUR MURPHY. London: T. Longman, et 
al., 1796. New Edition. Twelve octavo volumes in contemporary dark calf 
gilt recently rebacked in lighter calf with red and black morocco spine 
labels; new endpapers. Essentially a reissue of the 1792 edition with 
the same arrangement and errors found there. Illustrated with a 
frontispiece portrait of Johnson in the first volume. The final volume 
contains an index. All half titles lacking except for the seventh 
volume. Some wear to corners; mild scattered foxing to some volumes. 
Attractive, Near Fine set, very handsome on the shelf.   $2,000.00	

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