The Life of Samuel Johnson Bordeaux plaques and scent bottles from

plaques and scent bottles from the Meiji period

Foxing to titlepage and endpapers

London: The Lion and Unicorn Press

a few chunks missing

dragon-themed panel to front

The Life of Samuel Johnson Bordeaux plaques and scent bottles fromComprehending an account of his studies and numerous works, in chronological order A new edition, elucidated by copious notes, and illustrated with numerous portraits, views, and characteristic designs, engraved from authentic sources London: Office of the National illustrated library, 1851. Four volumes, complete. 8vo. pp xxxii, [33] 320, [8]; vii, [8] 306; viii, 298; viii, [9] 298, [2]. Each volume has a frontispiece (behind clear tissue guards) and