BOSWELL, JAMES. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Engraved portrait of Johnson after Sir Joshua Reynolds in Volume 1; 2 plates in Volume 2. xii, [16], 516; [2] (of [4]), 588 pages; lacks initial blank in Volume 2. 2 volumes. 4to, 275x211 mm, contemporary tree calf gilt, expertly rebacked retaining original backstrips and endpapers; attractive set overall, with contents clean apart from light foxing on portrait, toning on the other plates, and isolated negligible foxing elsewhere; 1/4 morocco folding case. London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1791