Stat Nominis Umbra
by JUNIUS
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry Sampson Woodfall, 1772. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes. 12mo, full contemporary polished calf with red and black spine labels; inner hinges and joints repaired. London: Henry Sampson Woodfall, 1772. First authorized edition. Very good.<br/> <br/> A source book of Dr. Johnson. The first publication of this 17th-century landmark in philology, to which Dr. Johnson was enormously indebted in the compilation of his great dictionary. It is especially noteworthy that the illustrative literary specimens are largely selected from Chaucer. Junius was an intimate of Milton.<br/> <br/>
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- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 298303
- Title
- Stat Nominis Umbra
- Author
- JUNIUS
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry Sampson Woodfall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1772
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- 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...