The Highland Jaunt. A Study of James Boswell and Samuel Johnson upon their Highland and Hebridean Tour of 1773.
by MCLAREN Moray
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Jarrolds,, [1954]. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece toned in sepia, title in red and black, 14 plates toned in sepia, and endpaper maps, neat contemporary signature on frontispiece recto; burgundy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter moderately rubbed and dust-soiled at edges.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21276
- Title
- The Highland Jaunt. A Study of James Boswell and Samuel Johnson upon their Highland and Hebridean Tour of 1773.
- Author
- MCLAREN Moray
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jarrolds,
- Date Published
- [1954]
- Keywords
- literature, samuel johnson, boswell, moray mclaren, moray mclaren, literature, the, highland, jaunt
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