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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
by [Johnson, Samuel]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Contemporary calf, rebacked to style preserving red morocco spine label. Foxing to first and last few leaves, small closed tear
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About This Item
London: W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1775. Second edition, first issue, with 6-line errata and U4 corrected (as opposed to first edition) and the first two preliminary leaves on laid paper (as opposed to second edition, second issue, on wove). [ii], 384, [2, errata] pp. 8vo. Contemporary calf, rebacked to style preserving red morocco spine label. Foxing to first and last few leaves, small closed tear to lower margin of B1, a very good copy, with two engraved armorial bookplates. Second edition, first issue, with 6-line errata and U4 corrected (as opposed to first edition) and the first two preliminary leaves on laid paper (as opposed to second edition, second issue, on wove). [ii], 384, [2, errata] pp. 8vo. "I had desired to visit the Hebrides ... and was ... induced to undertake the journey, by finding in Mr. Boswell a companion ..." Though Johnson's name does not appear on the title-page, the opening sentence left no doubt in the minds of his earliest readers who the author was. This edition is frequently referred to as the first edition, second issue; but it was largely reset, and incorporates Johnson's final revisions. The errata leaf in this copy is bound in at the rear. Fleeman 75.1J/2a (citing Todd, "The Printing of Johnson's Journey", SB vi 1954, 247-54)
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 302446
- Title
- A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
- Author
- [Johnson, Samuel]
- Format/Binding
- [ii], 384, [2, errata] pp. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary calf, rebacked to style preserving red morocco spine label. Foxing to first and last few leaves, small closed tear
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition, first issue, with 6-line errata and U4 corrected
- Publisher
- W. Strahan; and T. Cadell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1775
- Keywords
- British | Samuel Johnson
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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- Errata
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- Calf
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- Morocco
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- Leaves
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