The Life of Samuel Johnson
de Boswell, James
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
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Ballston Lake, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly. Full leather with elegant gilt decorations within the compartments on the spine. First Edition, First Issue with "gve" on p. 135. Provenance: On the title pages of both volumes is: "P W Baker Ranston 1793." The signer was Peter William Baker, a man of cultivated tastes who purchased Ranston House at Iwerne Courtney (Dorset). The books were probably inherited by his son, Sir Edward Baker Littlehales, who rose through the military ranks to become secretary to Lord Cornwallis and wrote about a trip to Detroit in the United States, but no evidence reflects that although small bookplates have been removed from inside the front cover. Inside the cover of both volumes can be found the armorial bookplates of Sir Edward Baker, the son of Sir Edward Baker Littlehales. Most recently the books were purchased from the library of notable book collector Sydney Ross. Boswell's Johnson has often been called the finest biography in the English language. Very Good. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1791.
Sinopsis
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1791) is a biography of Dr. Samuel Johnson written by James Boswell. It is regarded as an important stage in the development of the modern genre of biography; many have claimed it as the greatest biography written in English. While Boswell's personal acquaintance with his subject only began in 1763, when Johnson was 54 years old, Boswell covered the entirety of Johnson's life by means of additional research.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Pride and Prejudice-Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 022251
- Título
- The Life of Samuel Johnson
- Autor
- Boswell, James
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- Editorial
- Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1791
- Palabras clave
- Biography. Literature. Boswell. Johnson.
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Spine
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