A Johnson Sampler: Selections from Samuel Johnson
by Henry Darcy Curwen (editor); Samuel Johson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Templeton, California, United States
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About This Item
Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Printing. Inscribed by editor. Very Good/Very Good. The book is unmarked throughout but for the inscription and small line on same page. Text block top has minor foxing. A tad bit of mustiness. Minuscule damage on spine top. Else spine is tight, boards rigid and tips are pointed. The jacket has slight damage at tips and spine top and is price clipped. Looks spiffy now in its shiny new plastic cover. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping with a non-price listed purchase order inside along with biodegradable packing..
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- Bookseller
- Winding Road Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000658
- Title
- A Johnson Sampler: Selections from Samuel Johnson
- Author
- Henry Darcy Curwen (editor); Samuel Johson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- Biography
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