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Everybody's Boswell: Being the Life of Samuel Johnson abridged from James Boswell's Complete Text and from the 'Tour to the Hebrides'
by Boswell, James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: G Bell and Sons, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Shepard, Ernest H. xx, 610pp, many black and white illustrated plates. Dark brown cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine, map rear endpapers, black and white illustrated title page. 12mo. Rear board very lightly soiled; spine sun-faded. Corners lightly rubbed and rounded. Text block edges very lightly soiled. Front free endpaper lightly tanned with previous owner's name in pen, rear free endpaper heavily tanned, bookseller's stamp on rear pastedown. Gutter stretched at title page, volume quite loose, else internally very neat, clean, bright.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017977
- Title
- Everybody's Boswell: Being the Life of Samuel Johnson abridged from James Boswell's Complete Text and from the 'Tour to the Hebrides'
- Author
- Boswell, James
- Illustrator
- Shepard, Ernest H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G Bell and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
BookAddiction
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nr Canterbury, Kent
About BookAddiction
Based in the leafy hamlet of Chartham Hatch, just a few miles from the historic Cathedral city of Canterbury, BookAddiction offers beautiful, illustrated and collectible used books and a selection of unique works on paper.BookAddiction was established in 1999 (originally trading as The Virtual Bookshelf). We are members of the book-selling co-operation, Ibooknet, which extends the highest professional and ethical standards, and are in the process of joining the Provincial Booksellers' Fairs Association (PBFA).Follow our blog, on books and book collecting at www.bookaddictionuk.wordpress.uk or visit our website at www.bookaddiction.co.uk.We welcome inquiries about our books and endeavour to respond promptly. Please ask away, Offers always welcome.
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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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