Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs

Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs

This week we present a small catalogue of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs from our stock, including some of the classics of the genre, among them a fine copy of the first complete edition of the memoirs of our archetypical self-made man, Benjamin Franklin, a very nice copy of the first edition of Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnsonthe most famous and enduring biography in the English language.  Other items represented are firsts of some of history’s greatest diaries, from Samuel Pepys to Anne Frank, and a selection of excellent presentation copies.