Life of Samuel Johnson (3 volumes)
by Boswell, James; Railton, Herbert (illustrator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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AURORA, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1901. Hardcover. Very Good. London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1901. Very Good. Railton, Herbert. Three volumes, bound in green cloth with giilt on front covers and spines. 'about 100 illustrations by Herbert Railton and many portraits'. Maps on endpapers, clean set, no markings. Front hinge cracked on volume 1 and ffep along with frontis portrait, loose.. Front hinge starting on volume 3.
Synopsis
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1791) is a biography of Dr. Samuel Johnson written by James Boswell. It is regarded as an important stage in the development of the modern genre of biography; many have claimed it as the greatest biography written in English. While Boswell's personal acquaintance with his subject only began in 1763, when Johnson was 54 years old, Boswell covered the entirety of Johnson's life by means of additional research.
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- Bookseller
- Books of Aurora (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000847
- Title
- Life of Samuel Johnson (3 volumes)
- Author
- Boswell, James; Railton, Herbert (illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- Boswell, Johnson
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Biography & Memoir;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.