Boswell's Life of Johnson
by Boswell, James; Birrell, Augustine (ed)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London:: Times Book Club,, 1912. First edition thus. Cloth. Good. Six volume set.Vol. I: Cloth soiled and frayed at edges. Previous owners' details on half title. Slightly foxed. Eps discoloured.Vol. II: Cloth frayed at corners.Eps discoloured.Vol. III: Corners bumped. Top of backstrip torn. Foxed.Vol. IV - VI: Cloth frayed at corners.Eps discoloured.
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Details
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 21888
- Title
- Boswell's Life of Johnson
- Author
- Boswell, James; Birrell, Augustine (ed)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Times Book Club,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1912
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Primrose Hill Books
Returns within ten days if item not as described.
About the Seller
Primrose Hill Books
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London
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...