[Rarebooks] FS: THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, the first published edition to contain marginalia by Hester Thrale Piozzi

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BOSWELL, James. THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. London: Limited 
Editions Club, 1938. Three octavo (6-1/4" x 10") volumes bound in full 
Winterbottom linen buckram with red leather spine labels stamped in 
gold. Printed at the Curwen Press, this is an important edition of this 
classic in that it is the first published edition to contain marginalia 
by Hester Thrale Piozzi. Two different copies, one belonging to Colonel 
Ralph Isham and the other to Harvard bequeathed by Amy Lowell, each 
annotated by Thrale, were used to create this edition. Copy #1205 of 
1500 copies illustrated with three frontispieces. Issued unsigned. 
Tasteful bookplate on the front pastedowns of each volume. Spines mildly 
sunned, as almost always the case due to the sensitive linen bindings. 
Slipcase stained but intact. Very Good or better in a Good, solid 
slipcase.         $100.00

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