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THE WORKS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. TO WHICH IS PREFIXED AN ESSAY ON HIS LIFE AND GENIUS BY ARTHUR MURPHY
by JOHNSON, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Some wear to corners; mild scattered foxing to some volumes. Attractive, Near Fine set with a very handsome appearance on the sh
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: T. Longman, et al., 1796. New Edition. Hardcover. Some wear to corners; mild scattered foxing to some volumes. Attractive, Near Fine set with a very handsome appearance on the shelf. Twelve octavo volumes in contemporary dark calf leather gilt recently rebacked in lighter calf with red and black morocco spine labels; new endpapers. Essentially a reissue of the 1792 edition with the same arrangement and errors found there. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Johnson in the first volume. The final volume contains an index. All half titles lacking except for the seventh volume.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012975
- Title
- THE WORKS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. TO WHICH IS PREFIXED AN ESSAY ON HIS LIFE AND GENIUS BY ARTHUR MURPHY
- Author
- JOHNSON, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Some wear to corners; mild scattered foxing to some volumes. Attractive, Near Fine set with a very handsome appearance on the sh
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- T. Longman, et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1796
- Keywords
- Literary Criticism, Fine Bindings, Sets, Literature: English, Literary Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- 18th Century Literature; Fine Bindings; Samuel Johnson;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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