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The Life of Samuel Johnson including A Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Tour in Wales, Correspondence with Mrs Thrale, &c
James Boswell; J Wilson Croker; John Wright
1859
Henry G Bohn : London
6.5" by 4"
SUMMARY
James Boswell's famous biography of Samuel Johnson in ten volumes, featuring illustrations and valuable additions.
Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 4 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 4.49
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DESCRIPTION
Complete in ten volumes. Celebrated work of Scottish biographer James Boswell, often described as one of the greatest English biographies of all time.
With engraved frontispiece and additional engraved title page to each volume as well as twenty-eight further plates, including views, portraits, facsimiles, &c. Some folding. Complete with half titles.
Including 'A Journal of his Tour to the Hebrides, Tour in Wales, Correspondence with Mrs Thrale, &c.' With additions and notes by the Right Hon J Wilson Croker, revised and enlarged under his direction by John Wright.
Samuel Johnson was an English author, well-known in the literary world for his many lasting contributions to various areas of humanist art, including poetry, essay-writing, biography, and more. He is described by the 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biographies' as the most distinguished man of letters in English history.
This biography is notable for its extensive reports of Johnson's conversation, compiled through Boswell's acquaintance of Johnson since 1763. Originally published in 1791.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's uniform full cloth binding with decorative embossing to boards and spine, gilt lettering to spine. Externally with light bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip faded, damp marking to boards. Bookseller embossed stamp to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Odd light spotting to occasional leaf, pages otherwise generally bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
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Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
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often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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