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The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. A new edition in twelve volumes with an essay on his life and genius by Arthur Murphy, Esq. Volumes I - III and V - XII (1 - 3 and 5 -12) 11 books
by Johnson, Dr Samuel and Murphy, Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Ibstock, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
J. Nichols & Son; F. & C. Rivington; Otridge & Son, A. Strahan et al. Fair with no dust jacket. 1810. Reprint. Hardcover. 11 leather bound hardbacks with gilt titles and decorations, all rubbed and worn at spine ends and edges, page edges marbled, silk bookmark in each volume has left marks on pages, no inscriptions. PLEASE NOTE THAT VOL. 4 IS MISSING. Volume the first: front board nearly detached, front endpapers and title pages have damp stain, viii + 408 pages. Volume the second: front board detached, rear endpapers have damp stain, iv + 470 pages. Volume the third: front board nearly detached, iv + 444 pages. Volume the fifth: front board detached and rear board nearly detached, viii + 444 pages. Volume the sixth: viii + 396 pages. Volume the seventh: viii + 416 pages. Volume the eighth: iv + 412 pages. Volume the ninth: front board detached, viii + 460 pages. Volume the tenth: iv + 404 pages. Volume the eleventh: iv + 390 pages. Volume the twelfth: front board detached, iv + 450 pages + index. Heavy set so additional postage will be requested for overseas orders .
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- Bookseller
- Aucott & Thomas
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65267
- Title
- The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. A new edition in twelve volumes with an essay on his life and genius by Arthur Murphy, Esq. Volumes I - III and V - XII (1 - 3 and 5 -12) 11 books
- Author
- Johnson, Dr Samuel and Murphy, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- J. Nichols & Son; F. & C. Rivington; Otridge & Son, A. Strahan et al
- Date Published
- 1810
- Keywords
- Leather bindings, Dr Johnson, Dictionary, Lexicography, William Shakespeare
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / English;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Aucott & Thomas
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Ibstock, Leicestershire
About Aucott & Thomas
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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