Boswell's Life of Johnson [6 Volumes]
by James Boswell; Augustine Birrell (ed.)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good /No Jacket
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Archibald Constable and Co.. 6 volume set. 1st ed. Original brick red cloth with paper title labels to spines and deckle edge, gilt top edge. Also published in Philadelphia by J. B. Lippincott Co. All vols. G+ with light wear and discolouration to covers, some chipping to labels, tissue-guards at frontis - a nice sturdy set! . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1901.
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- Bookseller
- Object Relations, IOBA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018563
- Title
- Boswell's Life of Johnson [6 Volumes]
- Author
- James Boswell; Augustine Birrell (ed.)
- Illustrator
- Ernest Radford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Criticism;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
- Deckle edge
- Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making...