The Life of Samuel Johnson. Vols. I & II complete. Newly edited with Notes by Roger Ingpen.
by Boswell, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bath: George Bayntun, 1925. Hardback. Two volume set. Vol. I: [i - vi], vii - xl, 1 - 576pp. Vol. II: [i - vi], vii - xv, [xvi], 577 - 1172pp. With 576 illustrations, Facsimiles and maps, including 13 photogravure plates. Publisher's original red cloth binding. Gilt silhouette of Jiohnson to upper boards and gilt titles to spines. Top edge gilt. A handsome edition of Boswell's remarkable biography of Johnson. Both volumes in uniform condition. Some minor bumping to corners and a littler wear to spine covers at hinges. Minor soiling and slight colour fade to cloth. Extremely slight spotting - mostly to endpapers - and very sporadically elsewhere. Free endpapers to Vol. II toned (but not Vol. I). Signature of previous owner to both pastedowns. The two volumes make for a heavy parcel but no extra shipping costs to UK post codes. Overseas buyers please ask for shipping costs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariadne Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1308625
- Title
- The Life of Samuel Johnson. Vols. I & II complete. Newly edited with Notes by Roger Ingpen.
- Author
- Boswell, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Bayntun
- Place of Publication
- Bath
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Samuel Johnson, James Boswell
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire
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