The Life Of Samuel Johnson, Volume 4
by James Boswell
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
T. Cadell And W. Davies, 1804. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1804. Revised Edition. 522 pages. No dust jacket. Brown imitation leather with gilt decoration. Volume 4. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed, heavier to endpapers, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Price inscription to front free endpaper. Noticeable marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Boards have heavy shelf-wear, with visible corner bumping and noticeable scuffing to edges. Slight scuffing to spine ends. Mild rubbing to gilt. Moderate rubbing and scuffing overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1671177389MHP
- Title
- The Life Of Samuel Johnson, Volume 4
- Author
- James Boswell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T. Cadell And W. Davies
- Date Published
- 1804
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...