Author: Boswell, James; preface by Edmund Malone
Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order... Etc. /4 Volumes/
Description: London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807. Leather Bound. 8vo. Rebacked tan leather bindings, with gilt lettering to spines, and gilt rules to boards. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Frontispiece engraved portrait of Boswell to Volume I, fold-out plate to Volume 3 and 4. Boards show wear to edges, some general wear to bindings which remain sound. Endpapers repaired with similar paper, Volume 3 shows tide mark to corner of first 100 pages, Volume 4 shows a small bit of paper stuck down to front board. This is the fifth edition, 'revised and augmented'. Ill.: Engraved frontis. of Johnson.
Keywords: Dr. Johnson; Bindings; sets Engraved frontis. of Johnson
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Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order... Etc. /4 Volumes/
Description: London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807. Leather Bound. 8vo. Rebacked tan leather bindings, with gilt lettering to spines, and gilt rules to boards. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Frontispiece engraved portrait of Boswell to Volume I, fold-out plate to Volume 3 and 4. Boards show wear to edges, some general wear to bindings which remain sound. Endpapers repaired with similar paper, Volume 3 shows tide mark to corner of first 100 pages, Volume 4 shows a small bit of paper stuck down to front board. This is the fifth edition, 'revised and augmented'. Ill.: Engraved frontis. of Johnson.
Keywords: Dr. Johnson; Bindings; sets Engraved frontis. of Johnson
Price: CAD 288.90 = appr. US$ 199.72 Seller: Bison Books
- Book number: 094852
- Book number: 094852
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