The Life of Samuel Johnson, LLD. including A Journal of his Tour to the Hebrides; by James Boswell, ESQ. to which are added Anecdotes by Hawkins, Piozzi, Murphy, Tyers, Reyolds, Steevens, &c. and notes by various hands
by Boswell, James
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Paris, France
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1835. Hardcover Octavo. Hardcover. Very good. 10 volumes complete, rebound in 1983, quarterbound white vellum spines with gilt lettering and lines, blue-marbled papered boards, blue endpapers, top edges gilt, profusely illustrated
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- Bookseller
- San Francisco Book Company (FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64927
- Title
- The Life of Samuel Johnson, LLD. including A Journal of his Tour to the Hebrides; by James Boswell, ESQ. to which are added Anecdotes by Hawkins, Piozzi, Murphy, Tyers, Reyolds, Steevens, &c. and notes by various hands
- Author
- Boswell, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Hardcover Octavo
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1835
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Octavo
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- Vellum
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- Rebound
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