Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
by [JOHNSON, Samuel]
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Bryn Mawr,, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
1775. [JOHNSON, Samuel]. A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. Contemporary full calf, rebacked in antique-style calf, raised spine bands, black morocco spine label. London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1775. First edition, later impression with 6-line errata. Courtney, p. 123. Small amount of faint scattered foxing, else very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George S. MacManus Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71926
- Title
- Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
- Author
- [JOHNSON, Samuel]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1775
- Keywords
- SCOTLAND, LITX
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About the Seller
George S. MacManus Company
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Bryn Mawr,, Pennsylvania
About George S. MacManus Company
Our inventory of over 45,000 catalogued titles focuses primarily on 18th and 19th century Americana with specialities such as Voyages and Travels, Local Histories, Indians and the West and the Civil War. Also included in our collection are English and American literary first editions, Limited Edition Club selections and Books about Books.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...