THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. including a Journal of his Tour to the Hebrides, To Which Are Added, Anecdotes by Hawkins, Piozzi, Murphy, Tyers, Reynolds, Steevens, &c. and Notes by Various Hands
by Boswell, James, Esq
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1835. Complete in ten volumes. The second Croker edition. The first 8 volumes are 1835 printings; volumes 9 and ten are from 1839. The ten volumes are uniformly bound in a contemporary full light brown leather. In 1831 Murray published a 5-volume edition that included for the first time the additions and notes of Coker. The poorly edited edition was panned by critics (notably, Macaulay); so the publisher rushed to re-edit the text and published this set in 1835 and 1839. The second edition not only was better edited, but it also contained additional illustrations not found in the first edition. The attractive set is in about very good condition: each volume is clean and tight, with some edgewear; most volumes have waterstains on covers--see the attached images for an example of the typical stain.. The second Croker Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W2289
- Title
- THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. including a Journal of his Tour to the Hebrides, To Which Are Added, Anecdotes by Hawkins, Piozzi, Murphy, Tyers, Reynolds, Steevens, &c. and Notes by Various Hands
- Author
- Boswell, James, Esq
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- The second Croker Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1835
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.