The Letters Of Samuel Johnson. With Mrs Thrale?s Genuine Letters to Him. Collected and edited by R.W.Chapman. Vol I 1719-1774, Letters 1-369. Vol II 1775-1782, Letters 370-821.1. Vol III1783-1784, Letters 821.2-1174.

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9.0 x 5.5 inches in maroon cloth covers with gilt to spine. In very good condition with very good dustwrappers. (D/W Spines slightly darkened and rubbed at ends. Handling marks. Not price clipped with protective plastic wraps). Mild foxing to edges. Owner?s bookplate to front endpaper all volumes. Pencil notes to front endpapers. Relevant papers loose in front. Else clean and tight copies. 452, 531, 477 pp. With facsimiles at front of each volume. The collected letters of Dr Samuel Johnson, with letters to him by Mrs Thrale, also known as Hester Lynch Piozzi or Mrs Piozzi, a close friend of Johnson. These volumes are John Sparrow?s review copies for the TLS and the pencil notes are his. Many of the letters appear here for the first time. N° de ref. del artículo 92015

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