The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.; Containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published; A Series of his Conversation, Literary Anecdotes, and Opinions of Men and Books: with an Authentick Account of The Distresses and Escape of the Grandson of King James II, in the Year 1746
by BOSWELL, James
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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GALSTON, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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London, England: Printer for Caddel, and W. Davies, Strand., 1807. 4th Edition . Leather Binding. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. 8vo - 7.75 to 9.75" tall. Good - The Fourth Edition Revised and corrected. I believe this is the first edition containing an index. Full calf with 4 pairs of raised bands down the spine, gilt decoration, accompanied by some blind decoration, on the boards and spine with marbles end pages, marbled text block with burnished head, XV, 460 pages, paginated and correct with the engraved frontispiece of James Boswell by W. Evans from an original painting by Joshua Reynolds. Corners bumped and rounded, some shelf wear, slight loss of the leather at te head of the spine (see images), ex Libris plate of "Abraham Wildey Robarts" on the front paste down, pages some pencil edition details on the reverse of the ffep, light foxing and tanning on the first and last few pages, light tanning extremities to the remaining pages otherwise contents clean, bright and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Loudoun Books Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012933
- Title
- The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.; Containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published; A Series of his Conversation, Literary Anecdotes, and Opinions of Men and Books: with an Authentick Account of The Distresses and Escape of the Grandson of King James II, in the Year 1746
- Author
- BOSWELL, James
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Without Dust Wrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printer for Caddel, and W. Davies, Strand.
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1807
- Pages
- 460
- Size
- 8vo - 7.75 to 9.75" tall
- Weight
- 1.49 lbs
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Loudoun Books Ltd.
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- FFEP
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- Gilt
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- Plate
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Text Block
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- Shelf Wear
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- 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
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- First Edition
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- Tight
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