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Edinburgh: Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, c.1898. 1st edition. Nice copy. small octavo. hardback in decorated cloth 160pp., index, James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck,1740Ð 1795, was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary, Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language. With a nice red & black title-page. Neat ownership signature o/w a nice copy with red & black decorated boards with bright gilt titles at spine

London: Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, 1896. Sound publication (Famous Scots series) with clean pages and clear content. Slight foxing of page block. Yellowing of FEP and BEP.. hardcover. Good.