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Boswell's Journal of A Tour To The Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. Now First Published from the Original Manuscript
by Boswell, James; Pottle, Frederick A.; Bennett, Charles H
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
The Viking Press, 1936-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Features red cloth covered boards with gilt on black lettering along spine. Binding and hinges secure; contents clean and unmarked except for owner bookplate front inside cover and name and address on FFEP; sun fading on spine; foxing on page edge. No dust jacket. 435pp. Index. First Edition. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029919
- Title
- Boswell's Journal of A Tour To The Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. Now First Published from the Original Manuscript
- Author
- Boswell, James; Pottle, Frederick A.; Bennett, Charles H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Date Published
- 1936-01-01
- Weight
- 2.06 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- History:Biography:Autobiography;
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About the Seller
Imperial Books and Collectibles
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Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
About Imperial Books and Collectibles
Imperial Books and Collectibles, LLC is a partnership of retired professionals and avid collectors who are liquidating their own collections of books while assisting others to market their books both online and in a retail outlet under the "ImperialBks" banner. In business since 2010, ImperialBks has sold over ten thousand of high quality paper items through various channels with a uniformly high degree of customer satisfaction. Our mission is to treat both clients and customers like royalty, giving great value and personal attention to each.
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- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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