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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
by Boswell, James, Esq
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: William Pickering and Talboys and Wheeler, 1826. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good+. 4 vol. 8vo. [5], vi-xix, [2], 2-394, [2]; [5], 4-416; [5], 2-395, [1]; [7], vi-xi, [2], 2-428 pp. Full contemporary calf (tree calf on volumes three and four), the spines have been rebacked in period style, twin gilt borders on each board, spines in six compartments with two morocco labels (one red and one black), gilt lettering and decorations on the spine; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Volumes one and two illustrated with a frontispiece, volume three with the folding "Round Robin" facsimile plate, volume four with a folding plate, a facsimile of Dr. Johnson's letter. Bookseller's ticket of Hugh Hopkins in Glasgow in each volume. Kelly 1826.2. Keynes 54. Pottle 90. Edited by Francis Pearson Walesby. A beautifully produced edition of the landmark biography and history of the man of letters. The boards quite rubbed and worn, especially volumes one and two, a few gutters with tape ghosts.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000013223
- Title
- The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
- Author
- Boswell, James, Esq
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- William Pickering and Talboys and Wheeler
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1826
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
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Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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