Everybody's Boswell: Being the Life of Samuel Johnson abridged from James Boswell's complete text and from the "Tour to the Hebrides."
by James Boswell
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No DJ
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
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About This Item
Published by George Bell and Sons in 1930, illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. Leather bound, raised bands on spine, gilt stamping front, spine and back cover. Cover is rubbed and slightly scuffed (see photo with this listing). Gilt edges, head and tail bands. Binding firm, text appears unmarked. Double page map at end of the volume after the index. A lovely copy. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (O-D3)
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- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 521
- Title
- Everybody's Boswell
- Author
- James Boswell
- Illustrator
- Ernest H. Shepard
- Format/Binding
- Leather binding, raised bands on spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Bell and Sons, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Pages
- 632
- Size
- 5" x 7 1/2"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Boswell, Johnson, Shepard
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic lit;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Raised Band(s)
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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...
- 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...
- 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....
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