Lot 1 — JOHNSON, WORKS, 1823, twelve volumes, full calf, engraved portrait frontispiece, gilt spines
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Samuel Johnson wrote The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. London: Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, 1823. The set comprises twelve volumes bound in full calf with ornate gilt-tooled spines and red leather labels. The engraved frontispiece portrait is present.
Ink signature and date to title page of volume one; foxing and staining to frontispiece and preliminary leaves. Leather boards rubbed with light scuffing and minor surface peeling; spine gilt bright; some corners bumped otherwise in fine condition.