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Constable, 1901. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1901. No Edition Remarks. 295 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with a black and white illustrated frontis and illustrated plates throughout. Major water damage and tanning to pages with slight dog-eared pages throughout and both hinges are cracked with exposed netting. There is cracks to guttering with exposed netting and rough cut edges to text block. Boards have visible sunning and rubbing with notable bumping to corners. Soft crushing to spine ends and heavy sunning to spine.
BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON ( Complete 6 Volume Set ) & BOSWELL'S JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES WITH SAMUEL JOHNSON, 1773 ( Complete 2 Volume Set ) 8 VOLUMES IN TOTAL de BOSWELL, JAMES and Birrell, Augustine ( Editor ) ) - 1896
de BOSWELL, JAMES and Birrell, Augustine ( Editor ) )
BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON ( Complete 6 Volume Set ) & BOSWELL'S JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES WITH SAMUEL JOHNSON, 1773 ( Complete 2 Volume Set ) 8 VOLUMES IN TOTAL
de BOSWELL, JAMES and Birrell, Augustine ( Editor ) )
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
Westminster: Archibald Constable and Co, 1896. Each of the 8 Volumes have a Monochrome Frontis illustration protected by tissue guard. That of Vol. I of the Life is a Portrait of Dr Johnson. All these Volumes are Dated 1896. The 2 Volumes of the Tour are Dated 1898. Vol I has an illustration of Edinburgh and Vol II of Iona. These 2 Volumes have Notes by Scott, Croker, Chambers & Others. All in matching Dark Red Cloth covers with bright Gilt Ionic Columns & Lettering on spines and blind stamped |Ionic Columns on fronts & backs. Top page edges Gilt, other edges untrimmed. Just under 7" Tall. Attractive illustrated Bookplates on the Tour Volumes. No inscriptions. Some spots of foxing to endpapers & title pages, only a very occasional spot in the text pages. A nice, clean set. Weighs 2.5 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you'd like more Pictures, Information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Book.
- Librería Independent bookstores (GB)
- Formato/Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Estado del libro Usado - Very Good
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Editorial Archibald Constable and Co
- Lugar de publicación Westminster
- Fecha de publicación 1896
- Palabras clave BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY/LITERARY/DR JOHNSON/TRAVEL/HEBRIDES/