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An Essay on Education. A Poem. In Two Parts. I. The Pedant. II. The Preceptor
by Johnson, Samuel (1738-1798)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Shrewsbury: Stafford Pryse. Sold By R. Baldwin et al, 1771. First edition, 1771, in a fine binding by Birdsall of Northampton and London. Tan smooth calf with gilt spine lettering and gilt ruled covers, just over ten inches tall, iv, 1-45, [1], plus the advertisement and errata leaf. Exceptional example with only light edgewear and a touch of use-related cover soil, renewed endpapers, firm binding, very clean pages in very good condition with three tiny slits to each margin as a souvenir of its prior binding, no names or other markings. Gift card laid in loosely at the front transmitting this as a gift to the previous owner, a professor of medieval literature. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040078
- Title
- An Essay on Education. A Poem. In Two Parts. I. The Pedant. II. The Preceptor
- Author
- Johnson, Samuel (1738-1798)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Stafford Pryse. Sold By R. Baldwin et al
- Place of Publication
- Shrewsbury
- Date Published
- 1771
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- BRITISH AUTHORS POETRY SIGNED BINDING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Education, Schools, Colleges, Text & Lesson-Books; Fine Bindings, Distinctive Press, Early Printing;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Errata
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- 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...
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