The rambler
by Johnson, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820. 2 volumes, 24mo, pp. 527; 547; copper-engraved frontispieces and vignette title pages; smooth green calf with gilt tooling to the edges of the boards, gilt-decorated spine in five compartments with red morocco labels in two, marbled edges and endpapers; spines show moderate age toning and wear, light spotting to textblock; armorial bookplate of a "Gadsden" in each volume with the ownership card of Gwin J. Kolb, a former humanities professor of the University of Chicago and eminent Johnsonian, laid in. Referred to as the "miniature edition" by Fleeman. Courtney & Smith 34, Fleeman 50.3R/55.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53462
- Title
- The rambler
- Author
- Johnson, Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1820
- Keywords
- Johnson , Journalism , Samuel Richardson , Elizabeth Carter
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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