BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON INCLUDING BOSWELL'S JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE
by Boswell, James
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Columbia, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
1889. 1889 Boswell, James BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON INCLUDING BOSWELL'S JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES AND JOHNSON'S DIARY OF A JOURNEY INTO NORTH WALES Edited George Birkbeck Hill NY: Harper & Brothers, 1889 De Luxe Edition #33/300 copies 6 volumes illustrated with plates, facsimiles of letters, maps, portraits Oversize 8vo White buckram over grey paper-covered boards, buckram corners, printed paper spine labels, upper edges gilt There is some minor shelf-rubbing and soiling on the covers There is a short split up from the lower edge of the spine on Volume I The spine label on Volume III is missing the lower corner and has minor damage along one edge The lower portion of the inside front hinge of Volume III has been mended One of the folding plates in Volume I has some damage from being carelessly unfolded, a folding plate in Volume III has been torn from being carelessly unfolded There is overall light toning to the textblock pages due to age, otherwise this is an attractive near fine hardcover set.
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- Bookseller
- Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86337
- Title
- BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON INCLUDING BOSWELL'S JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE
- Author
- Boswell, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- LITERATURE, TRAVEL
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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Columbia, Missouri
About Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB
30,000 books in stock, with special emphasis on gardening,
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Established 1977, member ABAA/ILAB
art and textiles, poetry, children\'s and illustrated, Missouriana, antiquarian books.
Prints and maps are stocked as well.
Established 1977, member ABAA/ILAB
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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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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