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THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON INCLUDING A JOURNAL OF HIS TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES, TOUR IN WALES, CORRESPONDENCE WITH MRS. TRALE &C., ILLUSTRATED WITH UPWARDS OF FORTY ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Complete in 10 volumes bound in 5.
by James Boswell with numerous additions and notes by J. Wilson Croker, revised and enlarged by John Wright
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair to Good
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1859. Hardcover. Fair to Good. Each volume 5 x 7 inches. Publisher's blindstamped maroon cloth with gilt titles on spine. Condition of books is Fair to Good; All covers rubbed, text and frontis and fold-out illustrations are very clean, Vols. I & II, Cloth on spine missing, text block cracked into 3 pieces, Vols. III & IV, front & rear joints & hinges cracked but holding, Vols. V & VI, rear joint & hinge cracked but holding, Vols. VII & VIII, front & rear joints & hinges cracked but holding, Vols. IX & X, hinges are solid, cloth is split at top of rear joint. Biography STK
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12757
- Title
- THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON INCLUDING A JOURNAL OF HIS TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES, TOUR IN WALES, CORRESPONDENCE WITH MRS. TRALE &C., ILLUSTRATED WITH UPWARDS OF FORTY ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Complete in 10 volumes bound in 5.
- Author
- James Boswell with numerous additions and notes by J. Wilson Croker, revised and enlarged by John Wright
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair to Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
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Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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